Leaders from around the world are sending their congratulations to the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis, who is the first ever Latin American to become bishop of Rome.

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina on Wednesday also became the first Jesuit to become a pontiff and the first to be named Francis, after Saint Francis of Assisi, protector of the poor.

In his first public address, the 76-year-old Pope Francis noted that his fellow cardinals looked beyond … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict