Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is pictured after being elected Pope, and stating he'll be known as Pope Francis on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily ...

FILE - Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected 266th pontiff of the Roman ...

Born in 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013, making him the first pope from the Americas. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

Before he became Pope Francis, he was known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The son of Italian immigrants, Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936, in Argentina. Jorge Mario Bergoglio as a child.( ...

At the time, Pope Francis was known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. The above photograph is authentic. However, it was taken in 2008, not 1998, and showed a young Francis, who was then known as ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants. He credited his devout grandmother Rosa with teaching him how to pray. Weekends ...

When Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 12, he developed a crush on a girl called Amalia. Both sets of parents disapproved of their children forming an attachment so young but Jorge went ahead and proposed ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina ...