Post by Adriana Velez
After two days of deliberation, the cardinals in Rome have selected a new pope. Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is now Pope Francis I. As I write this, he is addressing the assembled crowd at St. Peter's Square. This selection is a huge surprise. Pope Francis is the first Latin American pope, for one thing. For another, he was not among the front-runners as predicted by the media. The cardinals made a bold choice! Here's what we know about former cardinal Jorge Bergoglio so far.![]()
After two days of deliberation, the cardinals in Rome have selected a new pope. Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is now Pope Francis I. As I write this, he is addressing the assembled crowd at St. Peter's Square. This selection is a huge surprise. Pope Francis is the first Latin American pope, for one thing. For another, he was not among the front-runners as predicted by the media. The cardinals made a bold choice! Here's what we know about former cardinal Jorge Bergoglio so far.
