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The Catholic Church its new Pope on Wednesday. It those responsible for electing a new pontiff just two days to a successor to Pope Benedict, who down last month. The new Pope, the 266th pontiff in the Church's 2,000-year history, is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, from Argentina. He has a name that many say his own humble upbringing – Francis. He the first ever Latin American Pope and the first non-European to the Church in over 1,300 years. Thousands of pilgrims into the Vatican's St Peter's Square and cheered and as they saw the white smoke that a new Pope had been .

Followers in Buenos Aires for joy in the streets as they the news of the historic appointment. Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner said she was very proud that the first Latin American Pope was from Argentina. She Pope Francis great success in his new position as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. She said in a statement: "We wish him, as he the reins of the Church, a fruitful pastoral mission, with such tremendous responsibility on his shoulders, justice, equality, brotherhood and peace among mankind." Francis is by many as a wise choice to the Church through a time of crisis because of reforms he has in the past. Others him as too conservative.