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Catholic church makes historic choice for new pope
Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio, or Pope Francis I, will be the first Latin American to fill the role.
Raw: Pope Francis named the 266th Pontiff
Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected by the College of Cardinals to become the first non-European elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
CNN struggles to determine smoke color in Vatican City
CNN struggles to determine smoke color in Vatican City
Argentine cardinal becomes new pope
Rough Cut (no reporter narration) Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is the surprise choice to be the new leader of the troubled Roman Catholic Church, and said he would take the name Francis I. Pope Francis, age 76, appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica Wednesday, just over ...
Pilgrims eagerly await new pope
When this chimney atop the Vatican's Sistine Chapel emits white smoke it will signal that a new pope has been chosen. And that's what these pilgrims are waiting to see. The 115 Catholic Cardinals tasked with voting in a new pontiff failed to elect a new Pope after a vote ...
Pope Francis joins the highest ranks of past men of God
As the Conclave of Cardinals picked Pope Francis as the new pope, take a look at the past 10 pontiffs who lead the Catholic church.
Crowds celebrate as Pope Francis is introduced
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was introduced to the public after being elected Pope Francis.
Will cardinals go outside of Europe to select next pope?
When the Roman Catholic cardinals selected Karol Wojtyła as pope in 1978, the Poland native who took the name John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. “At that time, it was a super big deal,” said Cecilia Moore, an associate professor of religious studies at the ...
Preparations for conclave begin in Sistine Chapel
Work was underway in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to prepare the Michelangelo-frescoed room for the conclave, although there is still no indication as to when it would begin. The Sistine Chapel was closed to the public on Tuesday, disappointing many tourists who had come to Rome to see it.
Cardinals arrive for pre-conclave talks
Nearly 150 Cardinals arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday (March 6) for the third day of preliminary meetings, known as "general congregations", to sketch a profile for the next pope following the shock abdication of Pope Benedict last month. Under Church law they have until March 20 to start a ...
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