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Pontiff turns 86
December 19, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis turned 86 on December 17.
“Out of 266 papacies in Church history, Francis is now one of just eight – put another way, a statistically negligible 3% – to be 86 or older while still serving as Successor of Peter,” writes John Allen of Crux.
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