JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO OF ARGENTINA ELECTED AS 266TH POPE
23:26 13.03.2013
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected as Supreme
Pontiff of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, the Vatican announced
Thursday.
White smoke emerged at 2:05 a.m. PHL time from the chimney of the
Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, where 115 cardinals
gathered to elect a new pope Tuesday.
Pope (NAME) succeeds Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned on February 28
amid daunting problems facing the Church at one of the most difficult
periods in its history.
>From the Hall of Blessings of the Vatican Basilica, the Cardinal
proto-deacon made the solemn announcement about the election of the
new pope, who became the 265th successor of Saint Peter.
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