his b day is April 16th, he just became pope on April 19,2005 at 5pm in st Joseph cathedrial, when he was a child he always dreamed of becomming a pope when he would grow up,and he came to New York in 2008
addition:
- he has canonized 4 saints.
- he has written two encyclicals and is on his third
- has 2 sibling (youngest of 3)
- father was a police officer
- forced to hide during Hitler era from the Nazis