Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio is elected new pope

POSTED: 02:05 PM MDT Mar 13, 2013    UPDATED: 08:12 AM MDT Mar 14, 2013 

Jorge Bergogolio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope on Wednesday, the first pontiff from Latin America to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. Learn more about the newly elected Pope Francis.

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Jorge Bergogolio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope on Wednesday, the first pontiff from Latin America to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

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