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Pope Francis: Runner-Up Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is New Pope
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Published: March 13, 2013; 20:31 ♦ (Vindobona)
The world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics are hailing Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope. He shall go by the name of Francis and he is the first pope from the Americas.
Pope Francis: Runner-Up Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is New Pope / Picture: © Wikipedia / Russavia
White smoke billowed from atop St. Peter’s Cathedral a few minutes past seven local time, signaling the election of the church’s 266th pontiff.
As tens of thousands of faithful cheered and crowded deeper into St. Peter’s Square, analysts scrambled to understand what Pope Francis’s election will mean for the church and the world.
Pope Francis assumes the…
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