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Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

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ROME (NEXSTAR) — Pope Francis has died at the age of 88. The 88-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has long battled health problems, especially bouts of acute bronchitis ...

Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday: Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the ...