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Pope Franciso on major church issues
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Dec. 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. He took the name of Pope Francis on the day he was elected as the 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church in March 2013. He was a great admirer of St. …