00:00Ten fascinating facts you might not know about Pope Francis' humble beginnings.
00:06Born Jorge Mario Bogoglio on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was one of seven children in a
00:18family of Italian immigrants.
00:19His father worked on the railways, and his mother was a homemaker.
00:24One lung, due to a serious respiratory illness in his youth.
00:29Bogoglio had one of his lungs surgically removed, a rare condition for someone who would later take on such a
00:36demanding public role.
00:38First Jesuit Pope. He became the first Jesuit ever elected to the papacy.
00:44The Jesuit Order is known for its academic rigor and missionary work.
00:47A Pope of many firsts. Besides being the first, Jesuit Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas, the
00:57first non-European Pope.
00:58Over one, two hundred years, and the first to succeed a living Pope in more than six centuries.
01:04Close to becoming Pope earlier.
01:06During the 2005 conclave that elected Pope Benedict VI, Cardinal Bergoglio reportedly received the second highest number of votes in
01:14each round.
01:16Multilingual. Pope Francis speaks Spanish, Italian, and German fluently.
01:21Often addressing audiences in Italian.
01:24A simple lifestyle. True to his Jesuit roots, he lived modestly, taking public transport, cooking for himself, and living in
01:33a small apartment in Buenos Aires.
01:35As a cardinal, he even discouraged supporters from spending money to accompany him to Rome, academic background, before entering the
01:42seminary.
01:43He earned a master's degree in chemistry.
01:46He later studied philosophy and taught literature and psychology in secondary schools.
01:51Soccer fan!
01:53Like many Argentines, Pope Francis is passionate about football.
01:56He supports San Lorenzo, one of the country's top clubs, and holds an official fan membership.
02:02Controversial past.
02:04His role during Argentina's dirty war in the 1970s has sparked debate.
02:10Accusations suggest that he failed to protect the Jesuit priests, but others claim he worked discreetly to save lives.
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