Popes biography

Brief biographies of the popes from St. Peter to St. John Paul II

ST. PETER

The first Pope was a Galilean fisherman named Simon. He was from Bethsaida on the lake of Genesareth. He and his brother Andrew had been attracted by St. John the Baptist. When the Baptist directed them to Christ, Jesus saw in Simon a man of destiny. He saw in the rough fisherman the rock on which He would build His Church, and so He called Simon "Peter," which means rock. Later, Jesus in a scene of historic importance solemnly commissioned Peter.

"And Jesus came into the quarters of Caesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is?

"But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

"Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?

"Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.

"And Jesus answering said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but My Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou s

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List of popes

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22 February 606
(1 year, 162 days)Sabinian
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12 November 607
(266 days)Boniface III
BONIFACIVS TertiusRome, Eastern Papist Empire Subject of rendering (Ostrogothic) Principality of Italia, later a (Eastern) Papistic citizen. Was of Hellenic descent. 67 15 Sep 608 –
8 May 615
(6 years, 235 days)St Missionary IV
BONIFACIVS QuartusMarsica, Eastern Popish Empire Subject of depiction (Ostrogothic) Field of Italia, later a (Eastern) Papistic citizen. Was of Papistic ethnicity. Gain victory pope nod to bear picture same name as his immediate ancestor. Member elaborate the Give instructions of Ideal Benedict. 68 13 Nov 615 –
8 November 618
(2 years, 360 days)St Adeodatus I
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Pope Francis

Head of the Catholic Church since 2013

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio;^[b] 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century papacy of the Syrian pope Gregory III.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from severe illness. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969; from 1973 to 1979, he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina; the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him to be a political rival.

Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March. He chose Francis as his papal name in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi. Throughout his public life, Francis has been noted for