Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope on Wednesday to lead the Roman Catholic Church. He took the name Pope Francis, the cardinal said. Bergoglio’s election as pope has broken Europe’s centuries-old grip on the papacy, opening the doors on a new age of simplicity and humility for the Roman Catholic Church, mired in intrigue and scandal. He is the first South American pontiff, the first non-European pope in 1,300 years and the first to take the name Pope Francis, in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, the 12th century saint who spurned wealth to pursue a life of poverty.
1Priests walk through the colonnade of Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS
2Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is illuminated as seen from the Tiber river in Rome. PAUL HANNA/REUTERS
3The Sistine Chapel is seen prepared with tables where cardinals will sit when the conclave begins at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
4The Sistine Chapel is seen prepared with tables where cardinals will sit when the conclave begins at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
5Urns where votes will be placed by Roman Catholic cardinals jn a conclave entrusted with the task of choosing a successor to Pope Benedict are seen at the Sistine Chape at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
6A nun prays while cardinals hold the mass pro eligendo pontifice at Saint Peter Basilica before the Conclave at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
7The red curtain on the central balcony, called the Loggia of the Blessings of Saint Peter's Basilica, where the new pope will appear after being elected in the conclave is seen at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
8Cardinals leave after a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
9Cardinals attend a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
10Cardinal Turkson of Ghana attends a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
11A Cardinal cap is pictured during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
12A cross is seen on a Cardinal cassock during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
13Cardinals attend a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
14Different sizes of papal vestments hang ready for use at the Sistine Chapel in advance of the conclave. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
15A Swiss Guard is seen during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
16Cardinals attend a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
17Different sizes of papal shirts and other accessories lie ready for use at the Sistine Chapel in advance of the conclave at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
18Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
19Faithful wait during the conclave in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/REUTERS
20Women hold placards in support of the election of a U.S. cardinal to be named as pope, outside Saint Peter's Basilica and the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
21Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
22Nuns react as black smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
23A man sheltering under an umbrella is reflected in a puddle at Saint Peter's Square as the conclave begins in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
24Faithful wait at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS
25A faithful holds a rosary while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
26Faithful shelter from rain while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
27Nuns walk in Saint Peter's Square while waiting for smoke to rise from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel, during the second day of voting for the election of a new pope, at the Vatican. ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/REUTERS
28File photo of Cardinal Roger Mahony of the U.S. arriving before the last general audience of Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/REUTERS
29Faithful wait in the rain under umbrellas at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. PAUL HANNA/REUTERS
30White smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS
31Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. KEVIN COOMBS/REUTERS
32Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
33French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announces a new pope has been elected by the conclave at the Vatican. DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS
34Newly elected Pope Francis Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
35Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS
36Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
37Faithful cheer as newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
38Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
39Faithful react as newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
40Swiss Guards form up before the appearance of newly elected Pope Francis I at the Vatican. DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS
41Faithful cheer as newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
42Cardinals are seen on a balcony as newly elected Pope Francis I Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS
43Faithful cheer as they wait for the newly elected pope to appear on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS
44Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
45Roman Catholics celebrate the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the new Pope, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires. STRINGER/ARGENTINA/REUTERS
46Undated handout photo of Argentine Cardinal Bergoglio. HANDOUT/REUTERS
47Undated handout photo of Argentine Cardinal Bergoglio. HANDOUT/REUTERS
48Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina waves as he leaves after praying at basilica in Rome. ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/REUTERΠηγή
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