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Facts

Also Known As Jorge Mario Bergoglio • Francis I
Born December 17, 1936 • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Died April 21, 2025 (aged 88) • Vatican City
Title / Office pope (2013-2025)
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025)

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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, sits on a subway train in Buenos Aires, speaking with a man beside him while other passengers are seated nearby.
Pope Francis stands among a group of migrants, greeting them and speaking, while surrounded by clergy and officials during his visit to Lampedusa.
Serving all God's people on Maundy Thursday
Patriarch Kirilland and Pope Francis stand side by side, posing for a photo during their meeting in Havana, with a crucifix in the background.
Pope Francis walks with his security detail along an empty Via Del Corso in Rome during the Covid-19 pandemic, with historic buildings and a cyclist in the background.
Pope Francis stands alone on a covered platform at the top of the steps outside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, during a moment of prayer on a rainy, empty square.
Pope Francis, dressed in white, speaks with a member of the Indigenous community wearing a feathered headdress and orange regalia at Muskwa Park in Maskwacis, Alberta.
Pope Francis stands at a lectern in Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, facing an icon of the Virgin Mary surrounded by candles and floral arrangements on a decorated altar.
Map of Italy and surrounding countries with an inset highlighting the location of Santa Maria Maggiore Church in Rome. The inset shows Rome and Vatican City in central Italy, with Santa Maria Maggiore marked near the city center.
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