the world has a new pope, as you know do in and out know by now. 1.2 billion catholics have a new leader and unlike many they have ever had. a short time ago, stepped on to the balcony, begins day one of his papacy as a true pioneer in many ways. the first latin american pope, you no doubt know. the first non-european pope in modern times. first to take the name francis after saint francis of assisi. this one made history quickly, as well. extraordinary scene in the square. this one made history pretty quickly. extraordinary scene in the square. the five rounds of voting, a decision. and as the white smoke rose, the crowd in st. peter s square erupted. the joy. this time, not tempered by mourning as it was eight years ago, because for the first time in 598 years, the previous pope is alive and well, retired, not
celebrating mass in 30 minutes to celebrate the new pope, mario jorge bergoglio. they are ecstatic that a latin-american pope is one of their own. here are the heedhead lines here. miami herald, new world pope and in spanish, please pray for me. so down here in south florida, the catholics are veriy eies ca tick. joy use. 1.2 billion catholics in the world. 41% of them are from latin america. here miami-dade county at least 50% of residents are also from latin america. so it s a very diverse community. last night many catholics went straight from work to mass to celebrate and to pray for the new pope, pope francis. they are hoping that he will bring about change. they say that the word catholic in latin means universal. even though he does come from argentina, they say that he is the pope for all the world.
in the sistine chapel, the cardinals who elected him, the same space, of course, where the election took place tomorrow. if things hold to form, pope benedict eight years ago used that, delivered a homily in latin, which incidentally within 24 hours was able to put together a four-page latin homily, sort of laying out a program in synthesis for his papacy. we would expect something similar from pope francis. he ll then the next day have a meeting with journalists and we ll get some indication there how he intends to comport himself with the global media. all of that is going to be happening. however, i think in many ways, the most important debut he s going to make, and the most important tone he s going to strike, we have already seen. i mean, in five minutes, what we got was a remarkable testimony, not only to the humility of the man, but also how he understands this choice of name in practice. i mean, again, francis, about simplicity and closeness to the people. if you ask the typic
years. in each other we see the face of god. as the first pope from the americas, his selection also speaks to the strength and vitality of a region that increasingly shaping our world, alongside millions of hispanic americans, those of us in the united states share the joy of this historic day. let me come to you, professor. it s a big day. i mean, for the first latin-american pope in over 2,000 years, you can see the reaction in buenos aires. this is a hugely catholic part of the world that now has their own man as a pope. tell me about the historical significance of what s happened today. sure. we have the first latin-american pope, although i don t think they sat in a room and said who is the best latin-american, they said who is the best pope. i think it was an a-b-c pope. the second is, of course, this is the first time a jesuit has ever been elected pope. the notion was, there wasn t anything like a taboo, but the notion was, jesuits, because they take that special fourth vow
that s all for us tonight. anderson cooper in rome starts right now. the world has a new pope. 1.2 billion catholics have a new leader. and unlike the church has ever had. a short time ago, stepped on to the balcony, begins day one of his papacy as a true pioneer in many ways. the first latin american pope, you no doubt know. the first non-european pope in modern times. first to take the name francis after saint francis of assisi. though it is true every papal conclave becomes a part of history, this one made history and pretty quickly as well. extraordinary scene in the square. after five rounds of voting, a