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Who was Pope Francis/The 266th Bishop of the Catholic Church?

2025-04-21 10:26:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Who was Pope Francis/The 266th Bishop of the Catholic Church?

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Elected as leader of the Catholic Church and Vatican City State since March 2013, Pope Francis was the first Pope from the Jesuit Order.

Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from a serious illness. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969; from 1973 to 1979, he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. 

Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on February 28, 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on March 13. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Throughout his public life, Francis has been noted for his humility, emphasis on God's mercy, international visibility as pope, concern for the poor, and commitment to interfaith dialogue.

He is known for a less formal approach to the papacy than his predecessors, for example, choosing to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse rather than the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace used by his predecessors./ CNA





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