Pope Francis - Wikipedia He became the 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, the 2013 papal conclave elected Bergoglio as pope on 13 March He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi
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
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 - Vatican News At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: "Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis
Pope Francis - Vatican Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas,and the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere Pope Francis held his Papal inauguration on the 19th of March 2013 in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican
Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88 Throughout his 12-year papacy, Francis was a change agent, having inherited a Vatican in disarray in 2013 after the stunning resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a standard-bearer of