Newly elected Pope Francis I, center, gives the crowd a traditional blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the main Catholic cathedral. The cardinals elected Argentinean Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio 266th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Categories: Religion & Belief
- Location: Vatican
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- Author: Vladimir Astapkovich
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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