Pope Francis I (Jorge Bergoglio)
Pope Francis, the 266th Pope, was elected by the Papal Conclave on March 13, 2013. He succeeded Benedict XVI who stepped down due to ailing health.
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Pope Francis I
On 3/13/13 then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was chosen as the leader of the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis Headlines
- Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
- Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence
- Pope blesses hundreds of Harley-Davidsons
- Brazilians protest high cost of hosting World Cup
- Pope taps trusted prelate to oversee Vatican bank
- Brazil protesters promise more demonstrations soon
- Pope wades diplomatically into gay marriage debate
- Crime doubts persist in Brazil ahead of events
- UN leprosy ambassador upset at pope's remarks
- Vatican credit stop emblematic of finance woes
- Pope confirms 'gay lobby' at work at Vatican
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
- 10 Things to Know for Wednesday
- Francis gets personal: 'I didn't want to be pope'
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