Jorge bergoglio siblings day

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Pope’s sister: Jorge was my brother and best friend, always funny

He supported me a lot, as a big brother should …Jorge Mario Bergoglio “communicates through his example, not with words,” says his younger sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, in a book of interviews about the pope, extracted by L’Avvenire this week. Titled L’Altro Francesco (“The Other Francis”) and written by American journalist Deborah Castellano Lubov, it was published October 10.

“He confided to me that his dream is a Church for the poor, […] free of riches and privileges,” the pope’s sister relates in the book. She says the pope hopes that the Church will have pastors who don’t isolate themselves from their people, but who live among them to serve them.

“Jorge communicates with his example, not just with his words,” Maria Elena Bergoglio said.

Speaking of their relationship, she said, “He was my brother and my best friend … He was always funny, and he supported me a lot, as a big brother should.”

In this book, the pontiff’s younger sister remembers the serious pneumonia the future pope suffered while still a seminarian. Despite being near death, she recounts, he recuperated quickly after an operation to remove part of his right lung; nonetheless, he had to abandon his dream of becoming a missionary.

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I took delight in reading about this special, loving relationship. According to his sister, Jorge's priesthood wasn't without sacrifice; he missed many family gatherings and meals as he tended to people in the slums. Yet, their loving devotion to one another and the larger human family speaks volumes. I don't know that I would have been able to not go to Rome for the Papal inauguration. But I am impressed by her respect for his wishes and her creative sign of support. I would have flown a papal flag, but that yellow and white gate is symbolically rich and fitting.

And if you catch the NCAA women's basketball championship game, you will notice two women with the same surname. That's because Shoni and Jude Schimmel are sisters, which could be a definite advantage. As reported in the Washington Post, "When Louisville’s Shoni Schimmel whipped a no-look, behind-the-back bounce pass to younger sister Jude for a fast-break layup in the women’s Final Four, former WNBA player Ryneldi Becenti was on a Native American reservation watching on TV — and grinning at the sight of a free-wheeling style of basketball she knows quite well."

In typical sibling banter, the eldest of the two—Shon

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Pope's sister: Francis 'plenty astounding enough' give confidence lead

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