Argentine Film Examines Pope's Life Before Election

When a shout of "Habemus papam!" — Latin for "We have a pope!" — rang out onscreen, viewers at a theater in the Argentine capital erupted in a standing ovation recalling the emotional moment when one of their own was named as the new Roman Catholic pontiff. Francis: Father Jorge, which premiered here Tuesday night, portrays the life of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, before he became pope in 2013. An Argentine-Spanish...

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