On March 13, 2013, at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Cardinal Bergoglio from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, was elected as the new pope. This is also the first time in the history of Roman Catholicism that a cardinal from the Americas has served as pope.

The new pope was elected as the 266th Pope with 77 votes in a secret vote of 115 cardinals.

The 76-year-old Argentinian Cardinal Bergoglio appeared in a white cassock. He was named Pope Francis and officially became the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. He was also the first Latino Catholic. Zong.

Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose the name "Francis" for himself, in honor of the well-respected Catholic saint "Francis von Assisi" (Franz von Assisi) , 1181-1226), referred to as Franciscan. He was seen as the voice of the poor. During his lifetime, Francis preached about simplicity of life and love for all creation. At 7:06 pm on March 13, 2013, local time in Italy, white smoke emitted from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, which meant that the new pope had been elected. Tens of thousands of believers and tourists who had been standing in St. Peter's Square in the rain in anticipation of witnessing the birth of the new pope made excited calls.

After the news of the new pope came out, the bells of all the churches in Rome rang, and the bells rang one after another. At the same time, the bells of St. Mark's Church in Venice and the bells of churches in cities such as Milan also rang one after another to convey the news of the new pope to the world.

The secret voting for this papal election went through five rounds, and finally Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, was elected. The new Roman Pope is named Francis.

After the vote count, Pope Francis changed the papal robes in the "Chamber of Tears" according to procedure, and then made his first public appearance as pope on the balcony of St. Peter's Church. Facing the believers who packed the entire St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis could not conceal his excitement. He first prayed for the believers and also asked all believers present to pray for his journey to the pontificate.