Argentina celebrates 10 years of the first Latin American pontiff

LUJÁN, Argentina (OSV News) -- Argentine Catholics marked the 10 years of Pope Francis' election by celebrating Mass March 12, giving thanks for the papacy of the prelate they previously knew as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires whose pastoral work put a priority on the poor and those on the peripheries.

Mass celebrant Cardinal Mario Poli, who succeeded Pope Francis in Buenos Aires, led prayers for the pope.

'On this latest anniversary of his election, we ferventl

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