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The Jesuit Pontiff: The life of Pope Francis
Pope Francis is the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
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His appointment to the papacy in 2013 was ground-breaking in several ways. He became the first pope from the Americas, the first from the Western Hemisphere, the first from outside of Europe in over 1,300 years and the first from the religious order known as the Jesuits (Society of Jesus).
Early years
Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 17th December 1936.
He was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio and was the son of Italian immigrants. His father was an accountant whilst his mother was dedicated to raising Bergoglio, along with his four other siblings.
At the age of 21, Bergoglio had part of his lung removed after a serious bout of pneumonia.
He graduated as a chemical technician and worked briefly in the food-processing industry. The career was short-lived as Bergoglio felt compelled to join the church.
Path to the priesthood
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