Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis I This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope Francis I Close Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has greeted crowds in Rome's St Peter's Square after his election as the Catholic Church's new Pope. Appearing on a balcony over the square, he asked the faithful to pray for him. Cheers erupted as he gave a blessing. The first Latin American and the first Jesuit to be pontiff, he will call himself Francis I. Stuart Flinders reports. Subsection Europe Published 13 March 2013 Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Read description