Pope Francis IPAPACY BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2013

2 Terms:

Pontificate: The reign of a pope

Papacy: The Office of the Pope

Pope Francis I

Birth Name:Jorge Mario Bergoglio

BornDecember 17, 1936 (age 78) in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ordained a priest in 1969 Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Became Archbishop of Buenos

Aires in 1998 Cardinal in 2001

266th PopeThe first pope from the Americas!

The first Jesuit Pope

The first pope from the Southern Hemisphere

Lives at the Domus Sanctae Marthae rather than the papal apartments.

Visit to the United States of America

This will be the first time Pope Francis has ever visited the U.S.A

Arrives on Tuesday, Sept. 22nd in Washington, D.C.

On Sept. 23, 2015 he will preside at the Canonization Mass of Junipero Serra. This will be the first canonization ever held on

U.S. soil. The service will be held at the National Shrine of

the Immaculate Conception

Continued….

On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 he will address a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capital

He will fly out to NYC in late afternoon On that evening he will preside over Evening

Prayer at St. Patrick Cathedral in NYC On Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 he was address the

United Nations General Assembly

Continued…

On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 he will arrive in Philadelphia, PA That evening he will preside at a Prayer Vigil with World

Meeting of Families On Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 he will hold a meeting with the U.S.

Bishops. Bishop Mark Seitz will be in attendance

Papal Mass will be held for World Meeting of Families Later that evening he will depart for Rome

President Obama and Pope Francis first meeting in Rome.

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