Pope Francis - Wikipedia Pope Francis[b] (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [c] 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025 He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a
Francis | Pope, Born, Death, Real Name, Laudato Si’, Facts - Britannica Francis was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from March 13, 2013, to April 21, 2025 The first pope from the Western Hemisphere, the first from South America, and the first from the Jesuit order, he brought many reforms to the church
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