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The Sacraments are Jesus Christ’s presence in us. So it is important for us to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!
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Charity that does not change the situation of the poor isn't enough.
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