Bergoglio biography the jesuit relationships

Hailed as a pastoral pope who preaches inclusivity and praised for his focus on issues such as poverty and the environment, Pope Francis is tasked with steering the Church at an important time in its history as it faces increasing globalisation.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires in 1936, the oldest of five children.

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He graduated from a technical secondary school with a diploma as chemical technician, and worked in this capacity in the food section of a laboratory. At the age of twenty one he developed severe pneumonia and had part of one lung removed.

The following year Bergoglio entered the noviciate for the Society of Jesus in Buenos Aires. As part of his training he studied humanities in Santiago, Chile.

In 1963 he returned to Buenos Aires where he received a degree in philosophy at the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel.

Following this he taught literature and psychology, first in Santa Fe for a year and then back in Buenos