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Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals at the Vatican on March 13.




French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announces that Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, has been elected by the conclave at the Vatican March 13.


White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 13. The white smoke indicates that the new pope has been elected


Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City indicating that no decision has been made after the first day of voting for the new pope on March 12.


A pedestrian holds a rosary while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel during the second day of voting.


Cardinals attend a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 12


Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on March 12. Shut off from the outside world, the 115 cardinals will cast their ballots in a chapel that has Michelangelo's soaring "Last Judgment" on one wall and his depiction of the hand of God giving life to Adam above them