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This series of reflections on the meaning and ministry of the priesthood is based on the pope's Holy Thursday Chrism Mass homilies delivered from March 2013 to the present. In addition, it includes the pope's letter to priests on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, patron saint of priests. +
Pope Francis
Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was born in Buenos Aires in 1936, the son of a railwayman. He joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) at the age of 21 and was ordained a priest in 1969. He was elected Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001 with the title of cardinal priest of San Roberto Bellarmino. He was elected the 266th Pope in March 2013.
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