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Happy 84th, Pope Francis!

POPE FRANCIS,BIRTHDAY

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Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 12/17/20

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in 1936 on December 17.

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While we can’t send Pope Francis cake or gifts for his birthday, we can do what he always asks of us — pray for him!

Say a prayer with each of these beautiful images of Francis, taken by Aleteia’s own Antoine Mekary in Rome.


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