Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio is elected new pope

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

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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Pope Francis was elected by cardinals in what was apparently their fifth round of voting on the second day of their conclave.

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