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March 13, 2013

Photos: Jorge Bergoglio elected new pope

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The archbishop of Buenos Aires 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.

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Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony, near a statue of St. Peter, after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Gabriel Buoys/AFP/Getty Images)

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Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I addresses the crowd on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica's after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (Guiseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)

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White smoke billows from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013 (Dmitry Lovetsky/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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White smoke billows from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (Dmitry Lovetsky/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Visitors cover St. Peter's Square with their umbrellas as they wait for the election of a new pope by the cardinals in conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (Andrew Medichini/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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People celebrate after Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as new Pope, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires on March 13, 2013. (Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images)