Pope Francis was elected on March 13, 2013.
He was appointed by Christ to be pope.
The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI.
Yes, the new Pope has been chosen, the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is Pope Francis. He was elected on March 13,2013.
Peter was chosen as the leader of the Church and apostles. Pope Gregory was chosen to be the pope and leader of the Church.
You do not run for pope. You are chosen as pope by the College of Cardinals. There is no campaign.
Pope Francis was chose pope on March 13, 2013.
He was elected as pope on April 19, 2005.
No pope has chosen that name. There is no prohibition to a pope using Matthew.
The current Pope Francis is from Argentina.
Although any male Catholic could be chosen as pope. unless you are a cardinal, your chances of being chosen as pope are virtually zero.
Pope Francis is the reigning pope in 2013.
Since what happens in the conclave is secret, we do now know. However, a deceased cardinal left his journal which became public after his death and he stated that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the person to garner the second greatest number of votes in the conclave. He is the current Pope Francis.