Pope Francis: A faithful son of the Church

VATICAN CITY: It has been one year since Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio stood from the loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica where, as the newly-elected pope of the Catholic Church, he asked the crowds gathered in the Square to pray for him.

Since then, nearly everything about Pope Francis – from his impromptu press briefings to the color of his shoes – has become the focus of media attention. Often regarded as a pope of “change,” the secular media in particular has embraced him, all the while showing disdain for his predecessor, Benedict XVI, because of his supposedly cold adherence to Church dogma.