Even in the secular age of the present, the pope remains one of the most important and influential religious figures in the world. Given the importance that the pope has been accorded and the ...

the future pope had to grow up quickly and care for his siblings. 3. He made a vow not to watch TV and hasn't really cheated. Reporters who cover the Vatican have heard for years that Francis ...

At the beginning of Pope ... to watch TV again, although he says he couldn’t help but watch the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center as they unfolded on 9/11. As pope, Francis eschewed ...