Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio is elected new pope

POSTED: 01:05 PM PDT Mar 13, 2013 UPDATED: 07:12 AM PDT Mar 14, 2013

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Jorge Bergogolio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope on Wednesday, the first pontiff from Latin America to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. Learn more about the newly elected Pope Francis.

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This is the first Pope Francis. The name parallels one of the most venerated figures in the Roman Catholic Church, St. Francis of Assisi.

Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio is elected new pope

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