Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
- Born
- 17 December 1936, Flores
- Died
- 21 April 2025, aged 88
- Birth name
- Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from his election in 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
Pope Francis’s social media accounts
Social
X (Twitter): @Pontifex- X (Twitter): @Pontifex_es
- X (Twitter): @Pontifex_it
Instagram: @franciscus
YouTube: Vatican News - Español
Goodreads: @7034628
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