The archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, is the first Jesuit to be named Supreme Pontiff.
John Allen’s profile of Bergoglio can be read here. John Thavis’ profile can be read here.
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