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Pope Francis has not watched TV since 1990 after he made a promise to Virgin of Carmen to abstain

Rome: Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in December. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Born the eldest of five children to Italian immigrants Mario Bergoglio, an accountant, and Regina Sivori, a homemaker. His youngest sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, still lives in Buenos Aires.

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