He is the first Jesuit to be chosen as pope.
He is the first non-European to be elected in many, many years.
He is the first pope from the Americas.
He is the first pope to choose Saint Francis as his patron and namesake.
He has chosen to live in a modest apartment instead of the Apostolic Palace.
The new pope, elected March 13, 2013 is Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio from Argentina. He will be named Francis. Pope Benedict XVI resigned on February 28.Jorge Mario Bergoglio/Pope Francis .
The task to announce the new pope to the public always falls to the senior cardinal deacon who was Cardinal protodeacon Jean-Louis Tauran of France.
Pope Francis is pope number 266.
Francis has only been pope for a few shortyears. It is much too early to judge him and his reign until he has had time to adjust to his new responsibilities.
The 266th Agentinan Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected at 18:07hrs on the 13th March, 2013 (local time) and this was announced to the world by plumes of white smoke raising from the Vatican and with the peeling of St. Peter's bell. He will be known as Pope Francis
The new Pope is always fitted with clothing tailored to his measurements.
Pope Fancis became the new pope in 2013.
Pope Francis
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.
No, the pope can not make a new sacrament.
it basically means that any new Pope who becomes Pope represents new Pope.
Yes, each pope has a different coat of arms.
The smoke comes from burning the ballots in a stove in the Sistine Chapel.
The latest pope (March 2013) is called Pope Francis.
He is known as the Pope Emeritus, which is a retired pope.
No, who the new Pope will be is always unknown until his election by the cardinals.
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