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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.
Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is illuminated as seen from the Tiber river in Rome. PAUL HANNA/REUTERS
The Sistine Chapel is seen prepared with tables where cardinals will sit when the conclave begins at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
The Sistine Chapel is seen prepared with tables where cardinals will sit when the conclave begins at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
Urns 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
A nun prays while cardinals hold the mass pro eligendo pontifice at Saint Peter Basilica before the Conclave at the Vatican. ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS
The 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
Cardinal Turkson of Ghana attends a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
A Cardinal cap is pictured during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
A cross is seen on a Cardinal cassock during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
Different sizes of papal vestments hang ready for use at the Sistine Chapel in advance of the conclave. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
A Swiss Guard is seen during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
Different 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
Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict at the Vatican. OSSERVATORE ROMANO/REUTERS
Faithful wait during the conclave in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. ALESSANDRO BIANCHI/REUTERS
Women 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
Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
A 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
A 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
Faithful 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
Nuns 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
File 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
Faithful wait in the rain under umbrellas at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. PAUL HANNA/REUTERS
White smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. MAX ROSSI/REUTERS
Faithful 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
Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announces a new pope has been elected by the conclave at the Vatican. DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS
Newly elected Pope Francis Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. STEFANO RELLANDINI/REUTERS
Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS
Faithful 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
Faithful 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
Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
Faithful 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
Swiss Guards form up before the appearance of newly elected Pope Francis I at the Vatican. DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS
Faithful 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
Cardinals 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
Faithful 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
Newly 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
Roman Catholics celebrate the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the new Pope, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires. STRINGER/ARGENTINA/REUTERS
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