Meet the New Pope

Thursday, 14 March 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Guess what the biggest story is today? The New York Times does a nice job with its Man in the News profile of Pope Francis, who was just known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio until yesterday. First the Times notes the pronunciation of his name—it’s ber-GOAL-io—before describing him as a passionate defender of the poor. He’s a guy who takes the bus rather than a car with a driver. And he’s a soccer fan.

SOURCE: New York Times