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Pope Francis was born as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in December 1936. He became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. He became a Cardinal in 2001, and was elected Pope in 2013.

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13 Feb, 2014

Rolling Stone cover

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hvnnm6ij38c36mjvFrancis appears on the cover of the first February 2014 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Inside the magazine, there is a profile of Francis by editor Mike Binelli.

In less than a year since his papacy began, Pope Francis has done much to separate himself from past popes and establish himself as a people’s pope.