Pope Francis
Current Catholic leader
Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church, elected in 2013 as the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit pope.
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, he chose his papal name after Saint Francis of Assisi.
He is known for emphasizing social justice, environmental stewardship, and a less formal papal style: Pope Francis washed the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday.
- Holy SeePapal governing authority
- Buenos AiresArgentina's largest city
- crossPass from side to side
- JesuitCatholic religious order member
- ArgentinaSouthern cone republic
Vatican · papal audience · white smoke · prayer · blessing · liberation theology · conclave · climate change · Rome · bible · Catholicism · Mother Teresa · washing feet · rosary · encyclical · St. Peter's · interfaith dialogue · shepherd
- Latin American FiguresSimon Bolivar, Che Guevara, Eva Peron, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi
- PopesNicholas II, Zachary
- ArgentinesDiego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Eva Peron, Che Guevara, Jorge Luis Borges
- Famous CatholicsThomas More, Flannery O'Connor, Charlemagne, Philip II, Louis XIV
- Italian Clergymonsignor, prelate, nuncio, prior, abbot
- Latin American ReligionCatholic Church, Catholic schools, Catholic festivals, patron saints, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Pope Francisparish priest
Local church leader
deacon · lapsed Catholic · seminarian · apostate · layperson
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