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.