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U.S. Catholic leaders call Pope Francis' election a 'beautiful sign'

Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:42

Here are excerpts of statements from U.S. Catholic leaders released in reaction to the of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis:

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Latin America's first pope: A brief biography

Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:42

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires. He grew up in Barrio de Flores, a working-class neighborhood. His father was a railway worker, his mother a homemaker. As a youth, the pope studied in public schools and in high school obtained a technical certification as a chemist.

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World offers words of hope, joy to Pope Francis

Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:42

Catholic leaders worldwide expressed words of hope and joy in calling upon Catholics to come together as one body behind the papacy of Pope Francis.

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Local reaction: ‘I have hope and faith that good will come’

Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:42

“Que viva el Papa! Que viva!”

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In Silver Lake: Pride and joy at namesake parish

Sunday, 19 May 2013 12:42

Before the new pope was elected, Terri Foster, a member of secular Franciscans at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Silver Lake, said to a friend, “I wish [the new pope] would take the name of Francis.”

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.