VATICAN CITY — Here are some key dates in the life of Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, who died on Monday aged 88:
– Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires to an accountant and a housewife from an Italian emigrant family. – Sept. 21, 1953: Receives his calling to become a priest. He later described being moved to go to church while heading to a school event, a day that 'changed my life.' – 1957: Undergoes an operation to remove part of his lung. – March 11, 1958: After studying chemical engineering at university, he joins the Jesuit order as a novice. – Dec.
– July 29, 2013: Signals a more tolerant church when he says on a flight back from Brazil that 'if someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him?' – June 18, 2015: Francis publishes his second encyclical, 'Laudato Si'' dedicated to environmentalism. The letter urges action against climate change. – Feb.
Dates In The Life Of The Pontiff
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