Francis (Latin: Franciscus, Spanish: Francisco, Italian: Francesco) born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio;^[b] born 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church,^[2] a position also holding the roles of Sovereign of Vatican City and the Bishop of Rome.
Born in Buenos Aires as the son of Italian parents, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician before entering seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1969. From 1973 to 1979 he was Argentina's Provincial superior of the Society of Jesus, became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998, and cardinal in 2001. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, on 13 March 2013 the papal conclave elected Bergoglio, who chose the papal name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first from the Southern Hemisphere. ^[3]
Throughout his life, both as an individual and a religious leader, he has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths.^[4][5][6] Since his election to the papacy, he has displayed a simpler and less formal approach to the office, choosing to reside in the Vatican guesthouse rather than the papal residence.

 In recent months we have had a change in Popes due to the sudden retirement of Pope Benedict XVI for health reasons. 
For this reason that I share with you this brief biography of this new Pope who comes from Latin America and is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is  the first Pope that is from a religious community, in this case from the Jesuits. He is a very humble person and deeply concern about the poor and forgotten people in this world of ours today.