FIRST AMERICAN POPE

He's also the first Jesuit Pope, but don't cry for him Argentina. The only tears shed in this Catholic South American country are tears of joy. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires, has been elected the new leader of Catholic Church, on the second day and following five votes. He will now be known as Pope Francis I and he was reportedly the first runner-up in 2005, during the previous selection.
The official installation mass of Francis I will take place at 9:30 a.m. in Rome on Tuesday, March 19, at the Vatican. He chose the name as a reminder of St. Francis of Assisi, a long-time champion of the poor. Francis was founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 and died there, 3 October, 1226.