Today the Catholic Church named its 266th pope: Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio). As the clouds of white smoke poured from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at 7:07pm (followed by the ringing of the bells at 7:18am) on March 13, 2013, thousands of people in St. Peter's square and millions watching around the world celebrated the new pope who had been elected on the conclave's fifth ballot.
In a powerful moment, Pope Francis asked the crowd assembled at St. Peter's square to pray to God to bless him before he in turn blessed the people.
Read a great reflection on Pope Francis here (from Catholic Online).
Clayton Imoo is husband to Gail and father to sons Sean Isaiah and Jacob Isaac and daughter Kayla Marie. He has served as the Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver for the past ten years, helping parishes develop their own youth and young adult ministries. When not doing ministry, Clay enjoys spending time with his family, playing music, playing sports, playing naptime, and writing blogs on topics such as family, faith, and the Vancouver Canucks. Learn more about him at http://www.claytonimoo.com or follow him @claytonimoo
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