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Slum pope Bergoglio wins hearts in Buenos Aires slum
In Villa 21-24 the future Pope Francis is remembered as a humble figure who walked desks to the chapel, washed addicts feet, preached charity, and kept close ties to the poor. Residents recall his simple dress and a life of outreach.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pope Francis
Villa 21-24
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Cristian Marcelo Reynoso
Reynoso
el Chabon
San Lorenzo
Dinal
Pope
Lidia Valdivieso
St. Expeditus
Papa Villero
Valdivieso
Bergoglio
John Paul II
Benedict XVI
Carlos Mugica
Liberation Theology
Mugica
Antonio “Gauchito” Gil
Francisco
Vedia
St. Francis
St. Peter’s Square
St. Francis of
Assisi
Mercedes Trovato
Maria Elena Bergoglio
Vatican
Rome
Associated Press
Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic
Odessa
Francis
Murphy
Latin America
United States
Msgr
Larry Droll
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Midland
Americas