Who was pop francis: Pope Francis, the largest religious leader of the Christian community, died today (April 21) at the age of 88. He was seriously ill for some time. Vatican City gave official information about his death on Monday. Pope Francis was born in Argentina and was the first Latin American religious leader to receive the title of Pope, the highest position of the Catholic Church in 2013.
A wave of mourning all over the world
During his 12 -year tenure, Pope Francis raised the worldwide peace, humanity, environmental protection and equality. He was a strong supporter of social justice, service of poor and religious tolerance. His simplicity, compassion and dedication made him the favorite of crores of people around the world. There is a wave of mourning all over the world due to his death.
What was the real name of religious leader Pope Francis?
The real name of Pope Francis Buenos Aires, born in Argentina, was George Mario Bergolio. Later, he became the largest Christian leader in the world. He was born in December 1936. His parents were migrants from Italy. His father was an accountant and mother was a housewife. George initially studied science, but later his tendency moved towards religious life. In 1969 he became a pastor and then studied in the depth of religion in Spain.
Head of Jesuit community formed in 1973
In 1973, he was made the head of the Jesuit community in Argentina. He was then elected Pope in March 2013 and was named “Francis”. He became the first Latin American, first Jesuit and first Pope Francis Namdhari to reach the post. His election was also special because he took over after a living Pope (Benedict XVI), who resigned for health reasons. The tenure of Pope Francis was known for sympathy and religious reforms towards the poor and the needy.
These big things are done during their tenure
In the year 2016, he washed the feet of the refugees and gave the message of service and equality. At the same time, in 2018, he apologized on the misdeeds of the church in Ireland and issued a big order in 2019, in which all priests and religious people got information about sexual abuse and its report was made mandatory. In 2023, he also implemented this rule for common church leaders. Pope Francis will be remembered as a simple, land connected and reformist religious leader.
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