Happy 84th, Pope Francis!

Vincenzo Pinto | AFP

Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 12/17/20

Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in 1936 on December 17.

While we can’t send Pope Francis cake or gifts for his birthday, we can do what he always asks of us — pray for him!

Say a prayer with each of these beautiful images of Francis, taken by Aleteia’s own Antoine Mekary in Rome.

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