Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church selected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as the 266th pontiff of the 1.2 billion members of the global denomination. He is the first pontiff from the Americas. The vote came at about 2 p.m. ET today. Pope Francis stepped to the balcony in St. Peter’s Square at about 3:15 p.m. ET. United Methodist News Service will provide reaction from United Methodists as soon as possible. Watch umc.org for coverage.
Mar 13
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina selected Pope
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Dale
March 13, 2013 at 2:26 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
May God bless the new Pope, and all Christians in every communion.
VNAM SANCTAM CATHOLICAM ET APOSTOLICAM ECCLESIAM