Pope Francis is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the son of Italian immigrants.
Pope Francis is a Catholic priest and not married.
Lumen Fidei was the first encyclical of Pope Francis.
Yes, Pope Francis is fluent in Spanish, Latin, Italian, German, French, and English.
He is white (caucasian) of Italian heritage. As he was born and raised in Argentina he is considered as Hispanic heritage also.
The pope of Italy and the entire Catholic world is Pope Francis I (2013). Each country does not have its own pope.
Pope John Paul I was Italian but Pope John Paul II was Polish.
Francesco is the Italian for Francis.
As of October 1, 2015, the current pope is Pope Francis who is of Italian descent but was born in Argentina. Both his parents were Italians.
He was Pope St. Pius V.
Pope Francis I is from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The current pope, Pope Francis, was born in Argentina of Italian parents.
John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope, not just since 1953 but since the 16th century! He was born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice, Poland in 1920 and elected pope (taking the name John Paul II to honor his immediate predecessors) in 1978. John Paul II died in 2005, after one of the longest papacies in history.
Pope John Paul II from Poland was elected as pope in 1978.
Pope Francis was chose pope on March 13, 2013.
Pope Francis is from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is the son of Italian immigrants.
it was Pope John Paul II