Pope Francis Facts and News Updates

Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the 8th century papacy of Syrian pope Gregory III.

Pope Francis

Head of the Catholic Church since 2013

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Pope Francis meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican

Pope Francis and Italian PM Meloni raise concerns over Italy's declining birth rate

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