Compassion. Kindness. Blessing. Simplicity. Hard Work. There are so many adjectives to describe the only man who chose Francis as his papal name.

I never met the man, but his dedication to prayer conversation, and advocacy for those in greatest need defined his time as the head of the Roman Catholic Church – it also made him an inspiration and beloved brother in Christ to Christians well beyond the boundaries of his tradition.

Like the Dalai Lama, Francis shouldered the title: His Holiness. Like the Dalai Lama, his way of being in the world made those two words more than titular: they were an apt description of the man.