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Let us keep the flame of faith alive through prayer and the sacraments: let us make sure we do not forget God.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
Jesuit
Roman Catholic Priest
Theologian
Writer
Flores
Buenos Aires
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Francisco
Pope Francis I
Pope Francis
Jorge Bergoglio
Franciscus I
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Forget
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Sacraments
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Flame
Make
Flames
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