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  2. Pope Francis - Wikipedia

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    Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 [18] in Flores, [19] a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. [18] He was the eldest [ 20 ] of five children from Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981).

  3. Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio: His Life in His Own Words is a biography of Jorge Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis in 2013. Written by Sergio Rubin , it is the only biography of him that appeared before his election as Pope.

  4. 2013 papal conclave - Wikipedia

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    Sources report that at some point, Ouellet threw his support behind Bergoglio; [92] by the first afternoon ballot—the fourth ballot of the conclave—Bergoglio became the clear front runner. On the fifth ballot, the cardinals, wishing to show a unified front, voted overwhelmingly in favor of Bergoglio, reportedly giving him at least 90 votes ...

  5. List of notable Argentines - Wikipedia

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    Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), current head of the Catholic Church; José Gabriel Funes, Jesuit priest and director of the Vatican Observatory; Gauchito Gil, 19th-century healer; Claudio Lepratti, assassinated priest and anti-poverty activist; Carlos Mugica, assassinated priest and anti-poverty activist

  6. Chiamatemi Francesco - Wikipedia

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    The film tells the story of the life of Pope Francis (formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio), from his youth in Buenos Aires and his experiences under the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla to his appointment as pope in 2013. [1]

  7. The Two Popes - Wikipedia

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    In April 2005, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, is called to the Vatican after the death of Pope John Paul II to elect a new pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a prominent German prelate, is elected Pope Benedict XVI; Cardinal Bergoglio receives the second-highest vote count.

  8. On Heaven and Earth - Wikipedia

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    On Heaven and Earth (Spanish: Sobre el cielo y la tierra) is a book that presents conversations between Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who later became Pope Francis, and Argentine rabbi Abraham Skorka. The book is about faith, family and the Catholic Church in the 21st century. It was first published in Spanish in 2010 and appeared in an ...

  9. Cardinal electors in the 2013 papal conclave - Wikipedia

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    Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis by the conclave on 13 March 2013. The papal conclave of 2013 was convened to elect a pope , the leader of the Catholic Church , to succeed Benedict XVI following his resignation on 28 February 2013.