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The third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor. Last pope to have been born outside Europe until the election of Francis in 2013. 91 3 December 741 – 22 March 752 (10 years, 110 days) St Zachary ZACHARIAS: Zacharias c. 679 Sancta Severina, Calabria, Eastern Roman Empire 62 / 73 (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Greek ethnicity.
Mar 27, 2015 · March 13, 2013: Is elected pope by a conclave of 115 cardinals and takes the name Francis. He becomes the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history of the Catholic Church, and the 265th successor of St. Peter. March 14, 2013: Meets with the College of Cardinals
Mar 13, 2023 · In March, 2014, Pope Francis went to confession in St. Peter’s Basilica. A little more than a year after his election, he was leading a penitential service, which had been organized to encourage ...
Mar 29, 2023 · CNN —. Over the weekend, a peculiar image of Pope Francis set the internet alight. Widely circulated on social media, the picture shows the 86-year-old pontiff dressed in a chunky longline white ...
Mar 30, 2023 · Pope Francis spent a calm night in hospital after being admitted for a respiratory infection and is expected to remain there for a few days for treatment, a Vatican source has said. Italian news ...
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Jun 16, 2023 · Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Friday after he was released from a Rome hospital following abdominal surgery for a hernia, the third time in two years that the 86-year-old pontiff has ...
