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Pope Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church.

Reformism and conservatism
Francis is perceived as a dogmatic reformer. The writers Luis Rosales and Daniel Olivera think that he is a reformer in symbolic things, while staying conservative in the issues related to religious dogma, and that he does not follow the public opinion. The Vatican has claimed that Western news outlets often seek to portray his message with a less-doctrinal tone of papacy, in hopes of extrapolating his words to convey a more merciful and tolerant message. Reporters have extrapolated that the Pontiff plans to change Catholic doctrine as part of a reform of the Roman Curia. In the news media, both faithful and non-believers often refer to a "honeymoon" phase in which the Pope has changed the tone on Catholic doctrines and supposedly initiated ecclesiastical reform in the Vatican.

Argentina
A proposal to create a commemorative coin as a tribute to Pope Francis was made in Argentina's lower house on 28 November 2013. On the coins it would read, "Tribute from the Argentine People to Pope Francis." beneath his face.

Magazines
In December 2013, both Time and The Advocate magazines named the Pontiff as their Person of the Year in praise and hopes of reforming the Roman Curia while hoping to change the Catholic Church's doctrine on various controversial issues.

In addition, Esquire magazine named him as the Best-dressed man for 2013 for his simpler vestments often in tune with a modern simplistic design on sartorial fashion.

Rolling Stone magazine followed in January 2014 by making the Pontiff their featured front cover.

The magazine Fortune also ranked Pope Francis as number #1 in their list of 50 greatest leaders.

Popular culture
In March 2013, a new song was dedicated to Francis and released in Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese and Italian, titled Come Puoi ("How You Can"). Also in March, Pablo Buera, the mayor of La Plata, Argentina, announced that the city had renamed a section of a street leading up to a local cathedral Papa Francisco. There are already efforts to name other streets after him, as well as a school where he studied as a child.