Pope Francis starts reading his speech during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Pope Francis presides the vespers at Saint Paul Outside the Walls, in Rome on January 25, 2025
Pope Francis starts reading his speech during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1948
An undated photo of Jose Mario Bergoglio (top row, second from left) with his family in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His sister Maria Elena is first left
Pope John Paul II, left, embraces Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on the day Bergoglio was elevated to cardinal in Vatican City in 2013
Pope Francis plays with a basketball during the Italian Catholic Sports Centre 70th anniversary celebrations in 2014 in St Peter’s Square, the Vatican
Pope Francis receives a sombrero from the Bolivian president, Evo Morales, during the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in 2015. The word ‘Tahuichi’ is from the Tupi-Guarani language and means ‘big bird’
Pope Francis performs the foot-washing ritual at the Castelnuovo di Porto refugee centre near Rome in 2016
Pope Francis lies on the floor during the Good Friday mass at St Peter’s Basilica in 2016
Pope Francis visits the Auschwitz-Birkenau second world war-era Nazi death camp in 2016
Pope Francis meets migrants at the Moria detention centre in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece in 2016
Pope Francis takes part in a video conference with the International Space Station from the Vatican in 2017
Pope Francis during the Urbi et Orbi blessing for Rome and the world from the central loggia of St Peter’s Basilica after the Easter Sunday mass in 2017
Pope Francis greets Mattia Villardita, who entertains children in the paediatric wards of hospitals, during his general audience in the courtyard of San Damaso in 2021 in Vatican City
Pope Francis greets nuns during his weekly audience at the Paul VI hall in Vatican City in 2024
Pope Francis celebrates mass for the conclusion of the 50th Catholic social week in Trieste, Italy in 2024
Pope Francis poses with priests for a selfie in 2024 during his weekly audience at the Paul VI hall in Vatican City
Pope Francis holds the pastoral staff as he takes mass during the Jubilee of the World of Communications at St Peter’s Basilica on 26 January 2025
Pope Francis meets the US vice-president, JD Vance, during an audience at Casa Santa Marta on 20 April 2025 in Vatican City
After the Easter Sunday mass, Pope Francis delivers his Easter message and blessing from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on 20 April 2025
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