Pope Francis’ pontificate: A timeline

Pope Francis’ pontificate: A timeline Pope Francis gestures as he greets the crowd during his general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican February 22, 2017. Photo: CNS photo/Paul Haring

2013 March 13 – Pope Francis is elected: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is elected pope on the second day of the conclave becoming the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European elected in almost 1,300 years. The Jesuit was also the first member of his order to be…

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