Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected pope - and he is the first pope from outside Europe in modern times. He has chosen the name Pope Francis. |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. A stunned-looking Bergoglio shyly waved to the crowd of tens of thousands of people who gathered in St. |
Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been named new pope | He is 76 years old. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be known as Pope Francis. |
The pope, whose identity isn't yet known, is due to emerge from the loggia overlooking St Peter's Square to deliver his first words as the Bishop of Rome. |
Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave. |
After announcing “Habemus Papum” — “We have a pope!” — a cardinal standing on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday revealed the identity of the new pontiff, using his Latin name. Bergoglio had reportedly finished second in the 2005 conclave that produced Benedict XVI — who last month became the first pope to resign in 600 years. |
UPDATE – White smoked billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney and bells of St Peter's Basilica rang out, announcing that a new Pope had been chosen to lead 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. |
Cardinals have elected Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave.Bergoglio is the first ever... |
The pope, whose identity isn't yet known, is due to emerge from the loggia overlooking St Peter's Square to deliver his first words as the Bishop of Rome. |