Bishop Michael Burbidge, who led Raleigh’s Catholic diocese for 10 years, fondly remembered Pope Francis as a powerful voice for the poor and the needy, a leader who considered compassion a “mandate from the Lord himself.”

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Raleigh bishop recalls Pope Francis as a compassionate voice for the poor

In 2015, Pope Francis visited six U.S. cities. Catholics and Christians from around the country traveled to see him, including members of churches in the Triangle.