A Giant Step for the Catholic Church?
The newly elected Pope Francis I, or Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, 76, told the thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square that "it seems like my brothers have chosen someone from far away, so here I am."
Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina is the first non-European born pope in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, and will succeed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.