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The smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel is white and the bells of St Peter’s Basilica are ringing. After 24 hours of voting, the papal conclave has chosen a new pope.
Like his predecessor, Pope Francis, this appointment will mark many firsts for the Vatican. He’s the first from North America, the first New Yorker, and the first to be a Jew.
Benjamin Goldberg of Brooklyn, New York spent his Easter Sunday in front of a TV watching re-runs of Curb Your Enthusiasm and ignoring work calls from his medical practice in the Lower East Side. Now, he’s the leader of the Catholic Church. His spiritual journey began on Tuesday when an invitation likely meant for Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, arrived at Goldberg’s Bed-Stuy brownstone. Vatican officials believe this was a sign from God and enticed Goldberg with a 25% off coupon for a tour of Rome’s Jewish Quarter. He answered the higher calling, leaving behind a wife and two kids.
Although initial predictions doubted the outsider’s chances, Goldberg proved to be a dark horse. After five ballots, the former Camp Shemtuyot counselor took his place on the world’s stage as the 267th pope. Less than an hour after the election was finalized, Senior Cardinal Deacon Dominique Mamberti greeted thousands of devotees in St Peter’s Square. In Latin, he declared:
“Habemus papam! I announce to you the good news- we have a pope. Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Benjamin Mordecai Goldberg, who takes the name Oskar Schindler I.”
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Like his predecessor, Pope Francis, this appointment will mark many firsts for the Vatican. He’s the first from North America, the first New Yorker, and the first to be a Jew.
Benjamin Goldberg of Brooklyn, New York spent his Easter Sunday in front of a TV watching re-runs of Curb Your Enthusiasm and ignoring work calls from his medical practice in the Lower East Side. Now, he’s the leader of the Catholic Church. His spiritual journey began on Tuesday when an invitation likely meant for Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, arrived at Goldberg’s Bed-Stuy brownstone. Vatican officials believe this was a sign from God and enticed Goldberg with a 25% off coupon for a tour of Rome’s Jewish Quarter. He answered the higher calling, leaving behind a wife and two kids.
Although initial predictions doubted the outsider’s chances, Goldberg proved to be a dark horse. After five ballots, the former Camp Shemtuyot counselor took his place on the world’s stage as the 267th pope. Less than an hour after the election was finalized, Senior Cardinal Deacon Dominique Mamberti greeted thousands of devotees in St Peter’s Square. In Latin, he declared:
“Habemus papam! I announce to you the good news- we have a pope. Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Benjamin Mordecai Goldberg, who takes the name Oskar Schindler I.”

Vatican Announces Next Pope is a Jew | New Voices
BREAKING NEWS: The smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel is white and the bells of St Peter’s Basilica are ringing. After 24 hours of voting, the papal conclave has chosen a new pope. Like his predecessor, Pope Francis, this appointment will mark many firsts for the Vatican. He’s the first...
