“Among the great painters, I admire Caravaggio; his paintings speak to me,” Francis said, per the Times. The paper also noted that the late pope selected a Caravaggio to display at the current World ...

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But it was also marked by Francis's affection for the arts. According to the New York Times, the late pope often discussed art, which, for him, was a “vital reality” that he placed in contrast ...

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