Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He joined the Jesuits as a novice in 1958, and was ordained a priest in the Catholic church in 1969.

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After a prolonged battle with respiratory illness, Pope Francis, the 267th head of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away peacefully at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, 21 April, at the Casa Santa Marta in ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, died April 21 at age 88 .

Long before he was elected to run the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis was essentially exiled from his Argentinian Jesuit order. Francis often referred to this two-year period, which happened ...

Pope Francis was described as "serene" at the time of his election. ... As the first Latin American to lead the church, the first Jesuit and the first non-European in centuries, ...

Pope Francis (1936-2025): BC President William P. Leahy, S.J., issued a statement on the passing of the first Jesuit pope. Legacy of Pope Francis: Several Boston College faculty reflected on Pope ...

Pope Francis meets with former Cuban President Fidel Castro at Castro's resident in Havana, Sept. 20, 2015. The pope gave Castro a book that the Argentine-born Jesuit wrote.