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1) Pope Francis
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"Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. He's also the first Pope to replace a living one! Learn all about the Pontiff in this Level 1 reader, carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience."--Provided by publisher.
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"Jorge Mario Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis, from Argentina, is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. Since being elected pope he has shown a humbler, less formal approach to his office than his predecessors: a warm style that has been referred to as "no frills." His common touch and accessibility, as well as his insistence that the church be more open and welcoming, has quickly endeared him...
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El Primer Papa Latinoamericano. Un hombre que eligió como su primer acto una simple petición: por favor oren por mí.
Francisco es la biografía completa de un hombre humilde que de la noche a la mañana se ha convertido en uno de los hombres más influyentes del planeta.
La reciente dimisión del Papa Benedicto XVI tomó al mundo por sorpresa y por
...4) Pope Francis
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A graphic novel biography of Pope Francis, discussing his childhood in Argentina, his career in the Catholic Church, and his election as the first Pope from Latin America.
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"A down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio Early in the evening of March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and did something remarkable: Before he imparted his blessing to the crowd, he asked the crowd to bless him, then bowed low to receive this grace. In the days that...