Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, has been elected as the Catholic Church’s new Pope, Francis I. The 76-year-old from Buenos Aires in Argentina. He is the first non-European pope in the modern era. His election has been welcomed by millions of Catholics worldwide, particularly in South America.World and religious leaders congratulated the new pope. Cardinal Bergoglio is also the first Jesuit to be pontiff. He is the first pope to take the name Francis. He is also the church’s first Latin American pope.