Pope Francis’s Biography

Pope's Biography

A biography of the 266th Pope and leader of the Catholic Church - Pope Francis.

Cardinal: “Please Lord give us a Holy and Good Pastor”

Adrian IV – The only English Pope

Wednesday 10:40am – Black Smoke

Conclave: Black Smoke at First Ballot

Cardinals take oath at start of conclave

Mass for the election of a Roman Pontiff

Conclave Timeline

Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor asks English seminarians in Rome to pray hard for a new pope

Cardinal asks faithful to pray for the Electors ahead of Conclave

Conclave to begin Tuesday 12 March 2013