Bay Area Catholics mourn Pope Francis
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The Bay Area's Roman Catholic community is mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at age 88.
The big picture: Francis pushed the Catholic Church to the left, which satisfied Catholics seeking modernization but dismayed traditionalists, Axios' Sareen Habeshian and Avery Lotz report.
What they're saying: "Pope Francis called on us all to give more, sacrifice more, and care more about the poorest and most vulnerable, from the tiny infant in the womb, to the elderly and infirm, to the migrant and the refugee," Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said in a written statement.
- "Let us take inspiration from his words and example and put that inspiration into action. That is the greatest tribute we could give to him," he said.
By the numbers: A quarter (24%) of San Francisco residents identify as Catholic, per a survey conducted in 2023-24 by the Pew Research Center.
- That's a higher share than in the U.S. overall (19%), but slightly smaller than across California (25%).