As Pope Francis, 87, continues his extensive 33,000-kilometer journey across four Southeast Asian nations, we take a closer ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on March 13, 2013. He is the 266th pontiff and the first from Latin America, as well as the first to take the name Francis.

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected by the conclave of cardinals on March 13 ...

(Corrects typo in name in paragraph 12) (Reuters) -Here are some statistics about Pope Francis, 87, who is in the midst of a ...

November 27, 2017 – Francis becomes the first pope to visit Myanmar, a majority Buddhist country. During a four-day trip, the Pope meets with Myanmar’s cardinal, the military’s most senior general.

At 8 p.m. local time (2 p.m. ET), his reign officially ends. March 13, 2013 Bergoglio is elected the 266th pope by 115 cardinals on the second day and the fifth ballot of the cardinals’ conclave.

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Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians ...