Pope Francis reveals he was a bar bouncerDecember 4, 2013 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Francis, who has made surprising the world commonplace, reminded a group of parishioners that he worked as a bouncer in his youth, Time said. That tidbit, shared during a visit to a church in a working-class suburb of Rome, had been reported in the past, but this was the first time he’s made mention of it as Pope, Today reports. In addition to his stint at a Buenos Aires bar, the Pope talked about his experiences sweeping floors and working in a lab as a teenager, according to the Catholic News Service. Today asks if he is the “coolest pope ever?” and New York magazine calls him, in a playful reenactment of the future Pontiff at the door, the “world’s worst bouncer.” Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |