In April 2018, noted scholars from around the world gathered at Villanova University for an unprecedented historical and theological analysis of Francis' papacy, focusing on such topics as his interpretation of Vatican II and his concern for social justice and global ecological crises.
Among the sixteen eminent contributors whose addresses are included in this volume are Joseph W. Cardinal Tobin, Óscar Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga, Antonio Spadaro, SJ, Austen Ivereigh, Margaret S. Archer, and Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ.