All our content relating to Pope Francis – the 266th successor of St Peter. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., was elected on Wednesday, 13 March 2013, and took the name Francis. The Holy See announced that Pope Francis died at 7:35am, Rome time, on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025.
Letter of the Holy Father Francis for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation for the Jubilee 2025.