Formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected on the conclave’s fifth ballot as the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has become the next Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis I.
Pope Francis greeted the crowds of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square shortly after 8:00 p.m. local time, after spending time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel.
Be Holy! 