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Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio is elected new pope

Published On: Mar 13 2013 01:05:24 PM PDT   Updated On: Mar 14 2013 07:12:12 AM PDT

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.

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