Pope Francis
Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technologist and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary studies. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He was accused of handing two priests to the National Reorganization Process during the Dirty War, but the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina, and the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III in 741.
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| Full name at birth | Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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| Claim to fame | Roman Catholic Pope
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| Date of birth | 17 December 1936
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| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Occupation | Head of the Catholic Church
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- In 2022, Pope Francis offered a historic apology to the Indigenous natives of Canada, who experienced unimaginable suffering through the Catholic Church’s policy of forced assimilation in residential school systems.
- He had previously turned to therapy as a young priest to deal with his anxiety.
- Pope Francis bears an uncanny resemblance to Hollywood actor Jonathan Pryce. Moreover, Pryce turned in a magnificent performance as the pontiff in director Fernando Meirelles’ film called The Two Popes (2019).
- He was named as ‘Person of the Year’ by Time Magazine in 2013.
- Pope Francis is the first non-European pope since the election of Gregory III in 741 AD. Additionally, he is the first pope ever to originate from the Americas.
Pope Francis is known for his role in the documentary Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The Family Stallone (2023) as Self.
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