03/14/13
by Frank Holland
Anchor/Reporter
A church in Chicago is named for the same saint as the new Pope.
Early Thursday, WGN-TV’s Frank Holland visited St. Francis of Assisi parish in University Village.
He spoke with a priest about the impact a pope from Latin America will have on the Hispanic community.
Mexico’s Catholic bishops have released a statement praising the election of the new pope.
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has been elected the next pope, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announced Wednesday night from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. He is the first South American pope. Until last year, Bergoglio was the archbishop of Buenos Aires before stepping down because of his age. He is 76.
The new pontiff, the Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, is taking the name Francis.
He replaces Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned in February.
WGN-TV’s Dina Bair is live with the latest from St Peter’s Square.
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