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Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in December 1936. He became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. He became a Cardinal in 2001, and was elected Pope in 2013.

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16 May, 2015

Angel of Peace medal

Mahmoud AbbasVaticanOther Awards0 Comments

pope with PA leaderThe Pope presents presents Abbas with a medallion with the angel of peace on it, and praises his efforts at establishing a Palestinian State peacefully.

This gift is appropriate since you are an angel of peace destroying the bad spirit of war.