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Pope Francis
266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
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dead
- born
- 1936
- died
- 2025
- age at death
- 88
- known for
- Latin Catholic priest, writer, preacher
1936 – 2025

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who pope francis is
Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
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