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Pope Francis broke bread with the poor and embraced the disabled on a pilgrimage to his namesake's hometown Friday, urging the faithful to follow the example of the 13th-century St Francis, who renounced a wealthy, dissolute lifestyle to embrace a life of poverty and service to the poor.
According to tradition, God told St Francis to "repair my house," and the first pope to take the saint's name has made clear that he sees that as his own mission as well. Read more (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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