2013: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of
Argentina becomes Pope
Pope Benedict XVI
resigned on Feb. 28, 2013, becoming the first pope to step down since 1415.
Benedict took the title "Pope Emeritus." Argentine Cardinal Jorge
Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope on March 13, becoming the first Latin American
to hold the title. Bergoglio took the name "Pope Francis," and is
depicted here arriving for his weekly audience.
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