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The puffs of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel signaled the election of a new pope by the papal conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals.  The 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church will be called Pope Francis.  He is the first non-European pope in over 1,200 years. In this video by the New York Times, you will see what Pope Francis (former archbishop of Buenos Aires) had to say the church.

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Conclave 2013: Speech by New Pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Related article: http://nyti.ms/12QoJen Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years.

Live Updates on Election of New Pope – The Lede – The New York Times…

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The Lede – The New York Times News Blog … Video of Pope Francis I emerging for the first time on to the Vatican balcony above St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday night. The Lede is tracking developments in the Vatican, …

 

–In the following video from CNN, Lisa Sylvester gives us a short report on the former Argentinian Cardinal elected as Pope Francis.

Who is Pope Francis?

Here’s a look at the life of the new pope. Lisa Sylvester reports.

Argentina’s Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis – This Just In – CNN.com

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New pope is Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, who takes the name Pope Francis. Francis, 76, is the first non-European pope in the modern era, the first South American pope …

 

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Francis (Franciscus; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church , elected on 13 …

 

 

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The pope (from papa; from πάππας pappas a child’s word for father is the Bishop of … The current pope is Francis , who was elected on 13 …

Francis I

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Francis I may refer to: Pope Francis (born 1936), the papal name of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) …

 

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