Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is selected as pope . Suddenly , his eyes seemed to open wide , as if he was really seeing the position for which he had been chosen less than an hour before . Christopher Bellitto : The Vatican has announced that the new Pope will be chosen by a conclave in early February and confirmed on March 19. He says that for too long , people have felt distanced from priests and Vatican . Bellitto : Francis has many challenges ahead ; we will have to see how he deals with them .
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is selected as pope . Christopher Bellitto : The Vatican has announced that the new Pope will be chosen by a conclave in early February and confirmed on March 19. He says that for too long , people have felt distanced from priests and Vatican . Bellitto : Francis has many challenges ahead ; we will have to see how he deals with them .