He was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
Pope Francis became a Cardinal in the year 2001
He was made a cardinal in 1977 by Pope Paul VI.
He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI on June 27, 1977.
Pope Francis was elevated to cardinal on February 21, 2001, by Pope John Paul II.
Francis of Assisi was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.
Francis was canonized on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX.
Pope Francis Is Time's Person Of The Year. Pope Francis has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2013.
Pope Francis, who was elected on the 13th of March, 2013.
Popes are elected for life unless they should resign. Therefore, a pope is not elected every year, only when a pope dies or resigns. The current pope (2013) is Pope Francis. He replaced Pope Benedict XVI who resigned after being pope since April of 2005.
Pope Francis has not really answered that question. However, when he was only ten years old he was madly in love with a classmate and told her, "I want to marry you and if you refuse to marry me I will become a priest." His ten-year-old flame refused his proposal.
Pope Francis won time's 2013 person of the year.
St. Francis of Assisi was ordained a deacon by Cardinal Ugolino di Conti, who later became Pope Gregory IX. This ordination took place around the year 1206. Francis's role as a deacon was significant as it marked his formal commitment to the Church and his dedication to a life of service and preaching.