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Top 16 (funny) Things We Know About Pope Francis

Townsquare Media — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:50:35 +0000

Yesterday, the white smoke rose and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected as the new pope. He is the first pope from the Americas and was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. Check out what we discovered about the new Holy Father with the top 16 [...]

New Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:23:05 +0000

Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

Live Video of the Chimney at the Sistine Chapel — Next Vote Coming Up Soon

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:34:14 +0000

Wednesday morning’s vote at the papal conclave at the Vatican led to black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning no new pope after the cardinals’ second vote. The next round of balloting takes place at 4:50 p.m. local time (11:50 a.m. Eastern Standard Time). You can watch the announcement of the results as [...]