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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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25 Aug, 2014

Report: ISIS targeting Pope

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A report in Il Tempo newspaper cites unnamed intelligence officials as saying that ISIS is targeting Pope Francis in order to ‘raise the level of confrontation’ in the Western world. It says the pontiff is the ‘greatest exponent of the Christian religions’ and a ‘bearer of false truths’ against Islam, and that he is…

…in the crosshairs of ISIS