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    • Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised … See more

    BornJorge Mario Bergoglio · 17 December 1936 · Buenos Aires, Argentina
    EducationMaximum College of St. Joseph · Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel · Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy · Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology
    DenominationCatholic
    ResidenceDomus Sanctae Marthae
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    Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 in Flores, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. He was the eldest of five children of Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911… See more

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    Bergoglio found his vocation to the priesthood while he was on his way to celebrate the Spring Day. He passed by a church to go to confession, and was inspired by the priest. Bergoglio studied at the archdioc… See more

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    Who is Pope Francis?
    Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; [b] 17 December 1936) is head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

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    Where did Pope Francis live?
    Francis chose not to live in the official papal residence in the Apostolic Palace, but to remain in the Vatican guest house, in a suite in which he can receive visitors and hold meetings. He is the first pope since Pope Pius X to live outside the papal apartments.

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    When was Pope Francis born?
    Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 in Flores, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. He was the eldest of five children of Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981).

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    Does Pope Francis live in a Vatican guesthouse?
    Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013. ^ Wooden, Cindy (26 March 2013). "Pope Francis to live in Vatican guesthouse, not papal apartments". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.

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    Did Pope Francis visit the Vatican in 2024?
    Milei visited the Vatican on 11 February 2024, the day Francis canonized María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa, the first female Argentine saint. Elected at 76 years old, Francis was reported to be healthy and his doctors have said his missing lung tissue, removed in his youth, does not significantly affect his health.

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    When did Pope Francis become a Pope?
    Francis appears in public for the first time as pope, at St. Peter's Basilica balcony, 13 March 2013. Bergoglio was elected pope on 13 March 2013, the second day of the 2013 papal conclave, taking the papal name Francis. Francis was elected on the fifth ballot of the conclave.

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