Pope Francis

Born

December 17, 1936

Died

April 21, 2025 (aged 88)

Known as

Latin Catholic priest, writer, preacher, Latin Catholic bishop, politician, chemical technologist

Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 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.

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