Pope Francis Becomes the First Ever Jesuit Pontiff

ROME, ITALY - FEBRUARY 4: The Jesuit Superior General, also known as"Black Pope", Adolfo Nicolas of Spain poses in front of a portrait of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits at the Jesuit General Curia February 4, 2008 in Rome, Italy. The Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was ordained for the Jesuits on 1969 at the Theological faculty of San Miguel and was elected as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 as the first ever Jesuit pontiff. The Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by the Spanish Ignatius of Loyola's, is a Christian male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations and on six continents. Jesuits operate in education (founding schools, colleges, universities and seminaries), intellectual research and cultural pursuits. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)