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Pope Francis (died 2025)

Historical image related to Pope Francis (died 2025) from December 17, 1936

Pope Francis

Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025

Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
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December 17

Day of the year

December 17 is the 351st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year.
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