Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio‚[b][c] 17 December 1936) is pope of the Catholic Church‚ in which capacity he is both Bishop of Rome and absolute sovereign of the Vatican City State.[2] Born in Buenos Aires‚ Argentina‚ Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminarystudies.[3] He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina’s Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus.
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political unrest. These expeditions violated the peace acts in place at the time. One of the most famous filibusters was conducted in Nicaragua by William Walker. Walker was given money from a transportation company to settle unrest and secure Nicaragua for successful business. Walker became a powerful military leader after the successful invasion of Nicaragua and after a failed assassination
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the papal name Francis‚ after St. Francis of Assisi‚ and was elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. It was on March 13‚ 2013 that white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican and Pope Francis was elected the two hundred and sixty-sixth pope. He is a pope of many firsts. The first Jesuit pope‚ first pope from the Americas‚ and first non- European pope in more than a millennium. He is known for being humble‚ willing to help the poor
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Jennifer Willman Journal #5 04/01/2013 I like many others‚ have become intrigued by our newest pope. I found a few articles online that I have found very interesting. This is the first time that I have actually cared or even read about the pope. As I was reading these articles there were little bits that I had to look up because I had no idea what they were or what they meant. Unfortunately‚ I resorted to reading the wiki website. I could understand what they were talking about on that website
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The result of the reformation caused the Pope Paul III to create the Council of Trent to prevent any more protestant religions and wrong doings in the Catholic church. The council was made up of all of the bishops of the Catholic Church from everywhere in the world. They discussed the various concerns with the church at the certain time. In the first of the three periods‚ sessions 1-8 were held in Trent. An outbreak of typhus‚ meant the pope had the council moved to Bologna in the Papal States even
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Many people were struggling to survive and the dynamics of public interactions and relations were disjointed—no one was in unison. The Church recognized this problem of disunion not just within secular society‚ but also within the Christian faiths. Pope John XXIII sought out to mend these conflicts both in Christianity and in society. Thus‚ he convoked a new council that he would later name‚ the Second Vatican Council. Gaudium et spes was issued at the closing of the council and addressed the problems
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Nicaragua: A Nation in Crisis Marbely L. Robison Strayer University Abstract Nicaragua suffers from serious social problems‚ aggravated by warfare and economic crises. The economic crisis of the 1980s‚ coupled with the Contra War‚ has worsened the greatest social problems Nicaragua has faced in the past few decades‚ namely unemployment‚ poverty and starvation. Widespread poverty and unemployment have lead to housing shortages‚ malnutrition and rising crime and illiteracy. More
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John Paul Jones lived a very heroic life. He saved many people‚ all in one night. Jones changed history. He changed history because he stole the advantage that the British had on America. Without Jones’ actions‚ the U.S. might not have won the war‚ and the people on his ship would have died overnight. Jones’ life before the war was just like anyone else’s. John Paul Jones was born in Kirkbean‚ Scotland‚ on July 6th‚ 1747 (biography.com). Ever since birth‚ Jones was a sailor at heart. He was born
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WHY IS RICHARD BRANSOM THE MAN BEHIND THE VIRGIN BRAND WHILE BERNARD ARNAUT (lvmh) IS NOT BEHIND HIS BRAND. LMVH PRESENTATION DU GROUPE Leader mondial des produits de haute qualité‚ LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton dispose d’un portefeuille unique de plus de 60 marques prestigieuses. Le Groupe est présent dans cinq secteurs d’activités : ►Vins & Spiritueux ►Mode & Maroquinerie ►Parfums & Cosmétiques ►Montres & Joaillerie ►Distribution sélective Grâce à sa politique de développement des
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Alexander Pope: Literary Analysis Everybody knows Alexander Pope as a British poet‚ but he actually did more writing besides poetry. He also did translations of some other famous writings from Homer and Shakespeare. Some of his writings are still very famous today‚ such as the Rape of the Lock and Essay on Man. Pope was born on May 21‚ 1688 in London to two Catholic parents. Pope was affected to the amount he could learn due to the Tests Acts‚ which upheld the status of the established Church
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