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1 day ago · Jorge Mario Bergoglio (right) taking Buenos Aires public transit to a celebration of the traditional Te Deum mass at the city's Metropolitan Cathedral, May 2008. Though Bergoglio was made archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and consecrated a cardinal in 2001, he maintained a reputation for humility.
Apr 20, 2021 · Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, when he was named the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio, the first pope from the Americas, took his papal...
Learn about the life and ministry of Pope Francis, the first Pope of the Americas and a Jesuit from Argentina. He was born in 1936, ordained a priest in 1969, and became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998.
Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires. His father was a railway worker who immigrated to Argentina from Italy, and his mother was a housewife of Italian...
Mar 13, 2013 · Here’s a primer on Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, who became the first South American Pope this afternoon. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires,...
Jul 13, 2018 · Learn who Pope Francis is, how he became the leader of the Catholic Church, and what his main priorities are. Find out how his Jesuit formation shaped his vision of poverty, mercy, and joy for the Church.
May 19, 2024 · Prayer has been at the center of the pope's life since he was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, in 1936, into a family of Italian immigrants.
