Jorge Mario Bergoglio - who would later become Pope Francis - was born as the son of Italian immigrants in 1936. His involvement with the Church began officially in 1958, when he entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus. Pope Francis death LIVE updates: The first Latin-American pope passes away at 88 As he advanced through the ranks of the Church, shifts in global order marked his rise - like the 2001 financial crisis, and more recently, the Israel-Hamas war. Closer to home, allegations of child sexual abuse by the clergy in Chile sent shockwaves through the community. Here is a timeline of these events and more, and how Pope Francis dealt with them. Besides his activities in Rome, Pope Francis visited several countries across the globe on his apostolic journeys. More recently, he went on a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, the longest journey ever since his papacy in 2013.