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There is so much indifference in the face of suffering. May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity.

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Pope Francis
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
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Roman Catholic Priest
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Francisco
Pope Francis I
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Jorge Bergoglio
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