Argentine Jorge Bergoglio is the new pope

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio is the new pope and he has chosen the name Pope Francis.  He us the first pope frombthe Americas

The 76-year-old was the runner-up to Benedict XVI during the last conclave. He is well-known for his humility and espouses church teachings on homosexuality, abortion and contraception. He has no Vatican experience.The emergence of white smoke from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican shortly after 7 p.m. local time in Rome indicated to the world that cardinals had elected a new head of the Roman Catholic Church.Elated crowds in St. Peter's Square screamed as the white smoke emerged, under a sea of umbrellas on a cold and sometimes rainy evening.