As pontiff, Francis sought to build bridges with global corporate leaders, who sought audiences with him — but also to remind them about the need to look out for the poor.

Pope Francis frequently met with corporate leaders, including Tim Cook of Apple./EPA, via Shutterstock

Pope Francis died on Monday. His loss, of course, is a loss for the world. If you’ll indulge me for just a moment, I’d like to relate his life and his views to what’s happening right now in the business and policy world.

At the end of 2019, I went to the Vatican to interview him. You might ask why a business journalist would have done that? At the time, C.E.O.s and corporate leaders of all faiths were coming regularly to tell him about their plans around E.S.G. Uniquely, they went to seek his approval.

Many people

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