New pope must address communication challenges

The College of Cardinals elected Argentinian Cardinal Bergoglio the new pope, the first pontiff from South America. He will need to be a strong communicator in the modern age.
By Michael Sebastian | Posted: March 14, 2013
The College of Cardinals selected Cardinal Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, as the next pope. He took the name Francis.   It is a historic choice, as the 76-year-old Pope Francis becomes the first Latin American pontiff—nearly 40 percent of Roman Catholics are hispanic—as well as the first pope to come from the Jesuit order.  “It's stunning but good news,” said Susan Tellem, a partner at Tellem Grody Public Relations, Inc , and lifelong Cat read more...

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