<P> Pope Francis ( Latin : Franciscus ; Italian : Francesco ; Spanish : Francisco ; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio ; 17 December 1936 ) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church , a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome , and sovereign of Vatican City . He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi . Francis is the first Jesuit pope , the first from the Americas , the first from the Southern Hemisphere , the first to choose a name not used by a predecessor since Lando in 913 AD , and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III , who reigned in the 8th century . </P>
who is the worldwide leader of the catholic church and where does he live
Pope Francis Vatican City