Pope Francis elected
March 13, 2013
An Argentine Jesuit named Jorge Mario Bergoglio walked onto St. Peter's loggia, asked the crowd to bless him before he blessed them, and chose the name Francis. The first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the first Francis. He paid his own hotel bill the next morning and rode the bus.
In context
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Era
Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.
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