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Pope Francis
Head of the Catholic Church since
Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;[b] 17 månad ) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside europe since the 8th-century papacy of the Syrian pope Gregory III.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked for a time as a bouncer and a janitor before training to become a chemist and working as a technician in a food science laboratory. After recovering from a severe case of pneumonia and cysts, he was inspired to join the Jesuits in He was ordained a Catholic priest in ; from to , he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in and was created a cardinal in by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine C
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Key Events Before his Papacy
December 17, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian immigrant parents.Falls severely sick of pneumonia at age 21, and his right lung is partially removed.
March 11, : Enters the novitiate of the Society of Jesus.
March 12, : Takes his first vows as Jesuit.
Studies philosophy at San Miguel Seminary in Buenos Aires.
December 13, Is ordained priest.
Professes his perpetual vows as Jesuit.
– Serves as superior of Jesuit province of Argentina and Uruguay.
Serves as theology teacher and rector of Colegio Maximo.
Finishes his doctoral thesis in Germany.
June 27, Is ordained auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires.
June 3, Is named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires.
February 28, Is installed as archbishop of Buenos Aires.
February 21, Is elevated to cardinal.
April Participates in Conclave that elects Pope Benedict XVI.
September Launches a solidar
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BIOGRAPHY
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
The first Pope of the Americas Jorge Mario Bergoglio hails from Argentina. The year-old Jesuit Archbishop of Buenos Aires is a prominent figure throughout the continent, yet remains a simple pastor who is deeply loved bygd his diocese, throughout which he has travelled extensively on the underground and by bus during the 15 years of his episcopal ministry.
“My people are poor and I am one of them”, he has said more than once, explaining his decision to live in an apartment and cook his own supper. He has always advised his priests to show mercy and apostolic courage and to keep their doors open to everyone. The worst thing that could happen to the Church, he has said on various occasions, “is what de Lubac called spiritual worldliness”, which means, “being self-centred”. And when he speaks of social justice, he calls people first of all to pick up the Catechism, to rediscover the Ten Commandments and the B