US EditionPope Francis: Key dates in the life of the first Latin American pontiff
- Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, the first non-European pontiff in 1,300 years.
- His election followed the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, earlier that year.
- As Archbishop in Argentina, he lived simply and later condemned indifference to migrant suffering on his first trip.
- He notably asked "who am I to judge?" regarding gay individuals and traveled over 289,000 miles on 47 trips.
- After a period of declining health, Pope Francis died at age 88, marking the end of his transformative papacy.
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Cardinal DiNardo reflects on the life of Pope Francis
HOUSTON (KIAH) -- Although he's now retired, Archbishop Emeritus Daniel Cardinal DiNardo will take part in the election of a new pope in the coming weeks following the death of Pope Francis Monday morning. "I am going to the conclave," he said after the Mass of Easter Monday that was held for the pontiff. "I'm retired, but I'm not 80, and you could be in a conclave until you're 80 years old." Vatican announces Pope Francis’ funeral will be …
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Winona Daily NewsHis life & legacy
Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio, an accountant from Italy, and Regina María Sívori, the daughter of Italian immigrants.
Pope Francis Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff of the modern era. Personal Birth date: December 17, 1936 Death date: April 21, 2025 Birth place: Buenos Aires, Argentina Birth name: Jorge Mario Bergoglio Father: Mario Bergoglio Mother: Regina (Sivori) Bergoglio Religion: Roman Catholic Other Facts The first Jesuit pope. The first Latin American pope and the first from the America…
It is possible, only possible, that we should speak deeply of the Pope. That Argentine who came to the Vatican with the face of a parish priest in the neighborhood, a voice of universal tango and a knife verb. That one who named himself the poverello of Assisi, not by fashion, but by message, as one who dresses himself with an open wound. Pope Francis, that heretic - for some - with a white cassock, that pure altar man, that one who never finish…
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The life of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. 1936 Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Italian immigrants. 1969 Dec. 13, 1969: Ordained a priest in the Jesuit. 1973 July 31, 1973: Becomes head of the Jesuits in Argentina. 1992 May 20, 1992: Appointed Bishop of Auca and Auxiliary of Buenos Aires. 1998 Feb. 28, 1998…
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