Forward Media: Wikipedia Profile of the new Pope Francis

Wikipedia Profile of the new Pope Francis

Latin: Franciscus

born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;

December 17, 1936) is the 266th

pope of the Catholic Church,

elected on March 13, 2013,^[1]

He chose his regnal name in honor

of St. Francis of Assisi. ^[2]

He is the first Pope born in the Americas