Pope Francis

Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit pope and the first to take the name Francis. He called for “a Church that is poor and for the poor,” opened an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in 2015, and wrote the encyclicals Laudato Si’ on care for our common home and Fratelli Tutti on human fraternity. He opened the Jubilee of Hope in December 2024. He died on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, the day after giving his last Easter blessing, and was buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Pontificate

13 March 2013 – 21 April 2025 (12 years, 1 month)

Birth name

Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Born

17 December 1936, Flores

Died

21 April 2025, Domus Sanctae Marthae

Preceded by

Pope Benedict XVI

Succeeded by

Pope Leo XIV

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