Pope Francis was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III. December 17, 1936 – April 21, 2025; died at 88. Alive at the same time as Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Neil Armstrong, and George Orwell. Wiki link