do ctr inal ▁tone ▁of ▁pap acy , ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁ext rap ol ating ▁his ▁words ▁to ▁convey ▁a ▁more ▁merc iful ▁and ▁toler ant ▁message . ▁In ▁the ▁news ▁media , ▁both ▁faithful ▁and ▁non - bel ie vers ▁often ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁" h one ym oon " ▁phase ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Pope ▁has ▁changed ▁the ▁tone ▁on ▁Catholic ▁do ctr ines ▁and ▁supposed ly ▁initi ated ▁ecc les iast ical ▁reform ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁Media ▁systems ▁differ , ▁too , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁their ▁coverage ▁of ▁Francis ' s ▁st ances ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁how ▁individual ▁events ▁are ▁port rayed . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁trip ▁to ▁Cuba ▁is ▁a ▁prime ▁example . ▁During ▁this ▁trip , ▁American - based ▁AP ▁and ▁British - based ▁Re ut ers ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁religious ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁po pe ' s ▁journey ▁while ▁Pr ensa ▁Lat ina , ▁the ▁official ▁state ▁media ▁ag ency , ▁dep icted ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁visit . ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁media ▁were ▁also ▁more ▁likely ▁during ▁this ▁trip ▁to ▁show ▁Francis ▁interact ing ▁with ▁regular ▁Cub ans ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁official ▁Cub an ▁media , ▁which ▁showed ▁Francis ▁interact ing ▁with ▁el ites ▁most ▁often . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁both ▁Time ▁and ▁The ▁Adv oc ate ▁mag az ines ▁named ▁the ▁Pont iff ▁as ▁their ▁" Person ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁pra ise ▁and ▁hopes ▁of ▁reform ing ▁the ▁Roman ▁Cur ia