Since the night of his election in March 2013, Pope Francis has been the source of intense speculation and even confusion in some quarters. Four papal observers — two university professors and two journalist-authors of books on Pope Francis — will help to sort out the facts from the myths to provide a balanced understanding of Pope Francis and his papacy.

Greg Erlandson - President & Publisher, Our Sunday Visitor

Alejandro Bermúdez - Executive Director, Catholic News Agency

Austen Ivereigh - Coordinator, Catholic Voices

Maryann Cusimano Love - Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America

Rev. John Paul Wauck - Professor, Pontifical University of Santa Croce