Pope Francis, an Argentine, to Guide the Catholic Church

The new Pope is Latin American—an Argentine Jesuit, to be exact. The decision took the world by surprise and left even the new Pope himself, who had left most of his things at the Residence for Priests in Rome, dumbfounded. Predictions mostly pointed at figures from Brazil, Ghana, the United States, European Countries and, yes, even Argentina. But as it turns out, no one was expecting to hear Jorge Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis, announced as Pope Benedict XVI’s successor. This makes the Argentine Pope the first from Latin America and the first Jesuit chosen for the highest position...

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