Nightly News   |  March 13, 2013

Bergoglio a humble defender of Catholic doctrine

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was considered a longshot, catching most people in St. Peter’s Square by surprise when he was elected pope. As an advocate for the poor, he chose to live austerely in his home country of Argentina, and rejected many of the privileges that accompany the position of cardinal. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

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