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  1. Members of the media take photos of a pilgrim in St. Peter's Square during a mass at St. Peter's Basilica attended by cardinals before sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican. Photo: AP
  2. 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. Photo: Reuters
  3. Crowds gather in front of St. Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square as they wait for smoke from the Sistine Chapel during the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican. Photo: AP
  4. Faithfuls gather as they wait for the newly elected pope to appear on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals. Photo: Reuters
  5. A woman holds a cross as she waits in St. Peter's Square on the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican. Photo: AP
  6. White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The white smoke indicates that the new pope has been elected. Photo: AP
  7. White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  8. A nun reacts 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. Photo: Reuters
  9. Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  10. Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Photo: Reuters
  11. People react 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. Photo: Reuters
  12. Frank Paradox, 68, prays in front of the Virgin of Guadalupe after learning of the newly elected Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Reuters
  13. 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 after being elected by the conclave of cardinals. Photo: Reuters
  14. 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 after being elected by the conclave of cardinals. Photo: Reuters
  15. Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  16. A man prays at the Baby Jesus Church in Bogota, Colombia. Photo: AP
  17. 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. Photo: Reuters
  18. Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  19. Newly elected Pope Francis I (C), Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, in a photograph released by Osservatore Romano at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  20. Newly elected Pope Francis (C), Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  21. Newly elected Pope Francis (L), Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  22. Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina (L, white), appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  23. Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  24. Faithful wave Argentina's flag after white smoke rose from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican. Photo: Reuters
  25. Two men pray at the Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. Photo: AP
  26. Elsi de Jesus Cabrera reacts after the announcement of the newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador. Photo: Reuters
 

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