Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the First Latin Pope

By Samantha Leal | 03/14/2013 - 11:46 | 0 Comments

History was made as the new pope was named – and he is Latino! Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, 76, became the new pope who will lead 1.2 billion Catholics. Pope Francis (as he’s now named) is the first Latin American to be named as such. But what do you really know about him? Here are ten things you definitely need to know.