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Pope Francis has been serving for 10 years

Pope Francis gestures as he answers reporters questions during a news conference. (Luca Zennaro/AP)
Pope Francis gestures as he answers reporters questions during a news conference. (Luca Zennaro/AP)

Pope Francis is known as the humble, man-of-the-people Pope. He made history when he became the Pontiff as the first Pope from the Americas and the first Pope from outside of Europe in 1,300 years. What kind of impact has he had after serving for now 10 years?

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with John Allen, editor of the independent news organization the Crux.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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