Telam Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:32:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Telam Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Pope Francis A Lover Of The Poor https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/03/18/1-pope-francis-a-lover-of-the-poor/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:32:56 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=9594 The new pope has been chosen; he will be known as Pope Francis.

The pope was selected by cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy last Wednesday.

In a special meeting known as a “conclave,” the cardinals voted to elect Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina to be the new pope.

The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and its more than a billion followers around the world. It is the first time a pope from Latin America has been chosen.

The new pope was chosen after the last pope, Pope Benedict XVI, resigned. It was the first time in 600 years a pope had resigned.

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