INQUIRER.net: Obama hails ‘first pope from the Americas’

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Obama hails 'first pope from the Americas' Mar 14th 2013, 01:29 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama offered "warm wishes" on behalf of the American people to newly elected Pope Francis on Wednesday, hailing the Argentine as "the first pope from the Americas."   "As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, he carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the world for more than two thousand years, that in each other we see the face of God," he said.   Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elevated to the papacy by the College of Cardinals, who met at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Benedict XVI who resigned last month.   In ... Keep on reading: Obama hails ‘first pope from the Americas’ Media files: barack-obama-state-of-union.jpg (image/jpeg)

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