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Pope Francis

Head of the Catholic Church since 2013


Pope Francis
Pope Francis

Pope Francis is the Pope and head of the Catholic Church, the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the first one from the Americas, the first one from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first one born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century papacy of the Syrian Pope Gregory III.

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The Pontiff has stated that he has no intention of resigning and says he has no health issues that would force him to step down.