Pope Francis was the first ever Jesuit pope. Here's why that matters

Pope Francis was the first ever Jesuit pope. Here's why that matters

In this 1966 photo released by the El Salvador School, Argentine seminarian Jorge Mario Bergoglio smiles for a portrait at the El Salvador school where he taught literature and psychology in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The first Jesuit pope: Pope Francis' journey from the peripheries to the heart

I was serving as provincial superior of the Chicago-Detroit Jesuit Province the day Pope Francis was elected. When the white smoke billowed just after lunch in the Midwest, our team ran to an office TV to see who the new Holy Father would be.  When Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran proclaimed the familiar Latin words, “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus papam,” we cheered. But when he announced Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the next vicar of Christ, we …

"I loved that he shook me up": the "Francis" generation tells of their pope. Humanity, charity, closeness to the faithful... Undeniably, Francis, the "pope of the peripheries," who wanted to live the Gospel in action, will have left his mark on an entire generation of faithful, even if it meant shaking them up considerably. Testimonies. Published on 04/25/2025 at 3:42 PM Zen reading "I thank Pope Francis for shaking me up, spiritually and profes…