Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936 in Flores, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. He was the eldest of five children of Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981).
Mar 11, 2023 · As the first pope from Latin America, Pope Francis has brought a desire for dialogue and a preference for the poor to the Vatican and to ...
Hal, Francis began as a very influential figure in Latin America. As a Jesuit leader, he sent young students to Ecuador for training and made contacts there.
The election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as pope underscores the growing importance of Latin America for the Roman Catholic Church.
Sep 23, 2015 · Among the cheers greeting the Pope upon arriving in the United States was the Spanish “'Papa Francisco, ¡estamos contigo!” (Pope Francis, we are ...
Nov 13, 2014 · Latin Americans have widely embraced Pope Francis – the first head of the Catholic Church elected from the New World.
Mar 14, 2013 · Peter's Basilica. He has chosen the name Francis. Francis is the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope, and the first “Francis” in ...
Mar 14, 2013 · Before becoming Pope Francis, he was Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop.
Sep 21, 2020 · Pope Francis is a remarkable Pope for our time. He's also the first pope from The Americas, Latin America, and the southern hemisphere. “But ...
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