Pope Francis Pope Francis Pope Francis (; ; ; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998
Mario Marathon total of "Mario Marathon 2009." The fourth "Mario Marathon" began on June 24, 2011 and raised $112,668.62 (as of July 18, 2011) over a period of 110 hours. "Mario Marathon 2011" advances include "" and upgraded video and audio equipment. The fifth "Mario Marathon" started on June 22, 2012 and ran for about four days. It raised approximately $112,757.90. The sixth "Mario Marathon" began on June 21, 2013 and ran for 72 hours, raising $67,708.75. Within the first day, multiple news outlets including Haverzine and Brazilian video game news site Reino do Cogumelo reported on the event. The seventh "Mario