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Friday, March 15, 2013

Argentinians celebrated on the streets of Buenos Aires as Jorge Mario Bergoglio was unveiled as Pope Francis I (PHOTO STORY)


Unexpected visit: Pope Francis, flanked by Cardinals walks to the altar with some flowers at Rome's main Basilica on his visit for prayers this morning
Unexpected visit: Pope Francis, flanked by Cardinals walks to the altar with some flowers at Rome's main Basilica on his visit for prayers this morning

Humble: The Pope is said to have shunned security in the opening hours of his papacy as he is said to have popped out in Rome last night. He is pictured at the altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Humble: The Pope is said to have shunned security in the opening hours of his papacy as he is said to have popped out in Rome last night. He is pictured at the altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore 

Vow: The new Pope honoured his vow to take his role as Bishop of Rome seriously by heading to one of the city's most important churches today
Reverence: Newly elected Pope Francis I prays before an icon of Mary during a visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore earlier today
Vow: The new Pope honoured his vow to take his role as Bishop of Rome seriously by heading to one of the city's most important churches today


Controversy: Newly elected Pope Francis and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina waves from the steps of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome this morning as it emerged he described Britain as 'usurpers'
Arrival: Newly elected Pope Francis I, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina waves from the steps of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome this morning

'He spoke to us cordially like a father,' said Father Ludovico Melo, a priest who prayed with the pope. 'We were given 10 minutes' advance notice that the pope was coming'.
The first South American pontiff and the first non-European pope in 1,300 years, Pope Francis is also bishop of Rome.
Caught in the wind: The new Pontiff's cloaks are blown about as he is caught in a gust of wind leaving the Basilica earlier
Caught in the wind: The new Pontiff's cloaks are blown about as he is caught in a gust of wind leaving the Basilica earlier

First service: Pope Francis arrives at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, this morning
Pope Francis (C) waves as he leaves Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica after a visit
First service: Pope Francis I, pictured arriving for prayers this morning (left), waves as he stands in the doorway of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica flanked by Cardinals and security

Pope Francis, centre, waves as he leaves Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica after a visit in Rome on his first morning as pontiff today
Pope Francis, centre, waves as he leaves Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica after a visit in Rome on his first morning as pontiff today

Chauffeur driven: The new Pope was pictured smiling as he climbed into the Papal car in Rome this morning

Joy: Argentinians celebrate the news that Jorge Bergoglio is the new Pope at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires
Joy: Argentinians celebrate the news that Jorge Bergoglio is the new Pope at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires


Celebration: Argentinian Catholics gathered outside the cathedral in Buenos Aires to celebrate their former Archbishop becoming Pope Francis I
Celebration: Argentinian Catholics gathered outside the cathedral in Buenos Aires to celebrate their former Archbishop becoming Pope Francis I

Dancing in the streets: Argentinean Catholics gather to celebrate the election of the new Pope, the Argentinean Jorge Mario Bergoglio, in Buenos Aires
Dancing in the streets: Argentinean Catholics gather to celebrate the election of the new Pope, the Argentinean Jorge Mario Bergoglio, in Buenos Aires


Faithful hold up an Argentine flag with an image of Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio that reads in Spanish 'Francisco I' outside the Metropolitan Cathedral
Faithful hold up an Argentine flag with an image of Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio that reads in Spanish 'Francisco I' outside the Metropolitan Cathedral

Big news: A nun buys a copy of a newspaper in Rome this morning as the new Pope's face adorns the front cover of every Italian title this morning
Big news: A nun buys a copy of a newspaper in Rome this morning as the new Pope's face adorns the front cover of every Italian title this morning

Busy: An Italian newspaper vendor is rushed off his feet as people rush to buy this morning's newspapers featuring the Pope on the front page
Busy: An Italian newspaper vendor is rushed off his feet as people rush to buy this morning's newspapers featuring the Pope on the front page

Artistic: Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture of Pope Francis in Puri, some 65 kms from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar today
Artistic: Indian sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture of Pope Francis in Puri, some 65 kms from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar today

A first: The 76-year-old, unveiled as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, becomes both the first South American and Jesuit Pope 

Greeting: Pope Francis I looks out over St Peter's Square from the Papal balcony last night as thousands of wellwishers gathered to welcome him as the new leader of the Catholic Church
Greeting: Pope Francis I looks out over St Peter's Square from the Papal balcony last night as thousands of wellwishers gathered to welcome him as the new leader of the Catholic Church
Blessing: The 266th Pope blesses the vast crowds in St Peter's Square last night

His unexpected election answered some fundamental questions about the direction of the Church in the coming years.
Smoke signals: White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square last night indicating that a new Pope had been elected
Smoke signals: White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square last night indicating that a new Pope had been elected



Happy news: Crowds cheer with delight as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as news that a new Pope has been elected by Cardinals in Conclave emerges
Happy news: Crowds cheer with delight as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as news that a new Pope has been elected by Cardinals in Conclave emerges

Overwhelmed: One rain soaked woman can't hide her emotion as white smoke pours from the chimney yesterday evening
Overwhelmed: One rain soaked woman can't hide her emotion as white smoke pours from the chimney yesterday evening


Unveiled: Crowds in St Peter's Square use mobile phones and tablet computers to get a picture of the new Pope as he is unveiled at the Vatican

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