Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, after being elected by the conclave of cardinals March 13, 2013 - Créditos: @DYLAN ...

Pope Francis, who passed away earlier this week at age 88, made history when he was elected pope. Not only was he the first Jesuit pope, he was the first pope from South America—the first pope from ...

Born Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the eldest of five children of Italian immigrants. He credited his devout grandmother Rosa with teaching him how to pray. Weekends were ...

A poster of the pope at his primary school, Nuestra Senora de la Misericordia School in Flores, Buenos Aires – Copyright AFP JUAN MABROMATA At the school in Buenos ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the ...

After five ballots and just over a day, the 115 cardinal electors have selected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new successor to the Apostle Peter and head of the Catholic Church. He will assume ...

Pope Francis appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after having being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 UPDATED Like many other older churchmen, politicians ...

UPDATE: (3:25 p.m.): Here he is. His first words to the faithful were: "It seems to me that my brothers and cardinals have chosen one who is from far away, but here I am." UPDATE (3:21 p.m.): ...

The election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio to supreme pontiff Wednesday marks a series of firsts for Catholicism: He’s the first South American pope, the first Jesuit pope and the first to bear the name ...

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