Pope’s sister Maria Elena never visited the Vatican
According to the daily La Repubblica, Maria Elena, born in 1948 and 12 years younger than Jorge Mario, lives in Argentina near Buenos Aires.
Pope Francis and his sister. Close bond after losing his father
When she was 11, their father Mario Jose Bergoglio died. Then the 23-year-old future pope took over the role of the head of the family, becoming a particularly close person for her.
The pope’s sister mentioned that the eldest brother was active and involved. He played football, participated in meetings of the Catholic Action and devoted himself to science. Jorge Mario was my oldest brother, he played football, went to meetings of Catholic Action, he studied. And I really don’t remember that he would ever make her dad or mother to be angry – she recalled.
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Pope’s sister Francis, Maria Elena Bergoglio,
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In one of the interviews, Maria Elena admitted that when information about the election of a new pope appeared, she did not even think that her brother could have been chosen.
