Eye Color. Eye color is based on the number and color of pigment granules (Melanin) in our eyes. These granules range in color from neutral to very dark brown. The darker the pigment, the darker the eyes. And fewer granules result in lighter eyes.
Pope Francis is the son of Regina Maria Sivori (Gogna), who was born in Argentina, of Italian descent, and of Mario Giuseppe Gergoglio Vasallo, who was born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
(St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli â ) Principal Co-Consecrators: Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo â  Cardinal-Bishop of Albano; Benedetto Cardinal Aloisi Masella â  Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina. Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Pope John XXIII (1925) (St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli â ) Giovanni Cardinal Tacci (Porcelli) â  (1895)