New Pope Revealed
By: Julia Dodson
Updated: March 13, 2013
A new Pope makes his debut to a crowd of thousands at the Sistine Chapel.
A puff of white smoke signaled a new era for the Catholic faith Wednesday.
A gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope choosing the cardinal from Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first leader of the church ever chosen from South America. The new pope, 76, to be called Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, is also the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years.
A puff of white smoke signaled a new era for the Catholic faith Wednesday.
A gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope choosing the cardinal from Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first leader of the church ever chosen from South America. The new pope, 76, to be called Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, is also the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years.
