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Call to Faith
Upon leaving to meet up with his soon-to-be girlfriend, a young Jorge Bergoglio stops inside a church where he undergoes a transformative experience, one that leads him on a path to faith. Much to the dismay of his own mother, Jorge enters himself into the Society of Jesus, determined to fulfill his lifelong duty to religious service.
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