Pope Francis was born in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He always loved
life and had a huge passion for soccer and dancing the tango! But he also had
a great love for the poor and the homeless. So he decided to become a priest
and make helping others the focus of his life. He worked so hard he was finally
elected Pope, the leader of millions of Catholics all over the world.

Pope Francis is a humble man at heart who chooses to live, not in the splendid
Apostolic Palace, but an apartment in the Vatican guesthouse. He wears a plain
white costume rather than rich robes. He is also a brave man who travels in an
open-air popemobile instead of one enclosed in bulletproof glass, because he
wants to be closer to people along the way. He travels the world, meeting poor
and rich people, reminding them to love each other, to love God and enjoy our
world. And he is still passionate about soccer!