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The two key words for the European Union are creativity and fruitfulness. That's the challenge.

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Pope Francis
Age: 87
Born: 1936
Born: December 17
Chemist
Jesuit
Roman Catholic Priest
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Francisco
Pope Francis I
Pope Francis
Jorge Bergoglio
Franciscus I
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Fruitfulness
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