A Cavan-Monaghan TD hopes the new Pope will 'treat the world as fairly as our previous pontiff did.'
Robert Francis Prevost was met with raucous applause when he emerged onto the balcony of the Sistine Chapel yesterday as the new Pope.
He is the first Pope from the United States, holding both U.S. and Peruvian citizenship.
Many people are now hoping the multinational can bring more reforms of inclusivity within the church.
Cavan-Monaghan TD, Cathy Bennett, is one of them, particularly on the role of women: