Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires in 1936, has emerged as one of the most transformative figures in the modern Catholic Church. Since his election in 2013, the first pope from the Americas and the first Jesuit to ascend to the papacy has consistently defied expectations—choosing simplicity over pomp, compassion over condemnation, and humility over hierarchy. His papacy is marked not only by doctrinal shifts but also by a deeply personal spiritual journey shaped by family, illness, and quiet acts of resistance in turbulent times.
Francis’s spiritual foundation was laid long before his priestly ordination. His father, Mario José Francisco Bergoglio, emigrated from Italy’s Piedmont region to Argentina in 1928, part of a wave of European families seeking new beginnings in South America. Settling in the working-class neighbourhood of Flores in Buenos Aires, the Bergoglio family brought with them a strong Catholic faith, spoken in both Italian and Spanish.
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