Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected the new Pope. Bergoglio, will take the name Pope Francis I.
Pope Francis will be the first non-European Pope in over 1,000 years, and will be the first Jesuit elected to the papacy.
Pope Francis is described as a humble man. His Jesuit roots will bring a renewed focus on social justice.
In his first day in office, Pope Francis shunned security to make a surprise visit to a church in Rome.
Something different is happening in the Arab world media concerning this Pope. The UAE’s Gulf news and Khaleej Times newspapers are heaping extraordinary praise on the new Pope which is very unusual. Not sure why, but they hated Pope Benedict.