Overview
Pope Francis
Known For
Francis: The People's Pope
Exploring the life and achievements of Pope Francis, from his...
Pope Francis - A Life
Papst Franziskus - Große Hoffnung, tiefer Fall?
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis
A chronicle of the first nine years of Pope Francis'...
Marco inedito: Dagli ultimi 100 giorni di Pannella
The last days of Marco Pannella’s life - indomitable and...
Stories of a Generation - with Pope Francis
Stories Of A Generation narrates the values of life: from...
Biography
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death. He was 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 Syrian pope Gregory III. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pope Francis licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.