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Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.

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Inauguration of Pope Francis, 19 March 2013
Inauguration of Pope Francis, 19 March 2013
Francis appears to the public for the first time as pope, at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, 13 March 2013.
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Pope Francis with Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Pope Francis with Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
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