The new pope's name was revealed on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly. March 13, 2013— -- The new leader of the Catholic Church is the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio who ...

March 13, 2013— -- There's been some excited chatter that the new pope, Pope Francis of Argentina (formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio), has made history as the first-ever non-European pope.

Taking the name Francis, after the saint who ministered to the poor, Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church, has earned a reputation for living the ...