When she was 43
A small detail of the marriage of the Pope’s parents come to light during his trip. His parents found each other through the personal ads in a newspaper: “Staunchly Catholic man, policeman, looks for a Catholic girl for marriage”. Maria was 34 when they married. Her last child Joseph arrived when she was 43.
Hartwig Bouillon: The Pope tackles modernity [MercatorNet]
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