Pope Francis: His Life in Photos. ... December 24, 2014: Pope Francis leads the traditional Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, delivering a message of humility and compassion.

Pope Francis's life in pictures. ... "A world full of hope and kindness is a more beautiful world," he told the BBC over the Christmas period in 2024. Image source, Buda Mendes/Getty Images.

Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as part of Christmas celebrations in December 2024.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected ...

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. Credit: Vatican Media 2025 ...

Before he became Pope Francis, he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Born in Argentina to the son of Italian immigrants, he would become the first pope to be born or raised outside Europe in centuries.

Pictures of Pope Francis's inspiring life 1 of 12 Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis was elected on March 13, 2013, to replace Benedict XVI as leader of the world's 1.2 billon Catholics.

December 24, 2014: Pope Francis leads the traditional Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, ... Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images Pope Francis' Engagements With the U.S.