Father Flanagan to Newsmax: Last Days Were Testament to Life of Francis

The previous several days of the life of Pope Francis were a testament to his entire time on Earth, Father Patrick Flanagan told Newsmax on Monday.

Flanagan, who chairs the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John’s University in New York, told “National Report” that “this past four or five days has really been a testament to his whole life.”

He explained that “on Holy Thursday we saw [Pope Francis] go to the prison and be present to those people on the margins, those people on the peripheries, those people on the edges who are so central to his life.”

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.