Habemus Papam!
At 2.05 p.m. EDT we have white smoke from the Sistine Chapel. More here.
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@ nickbilton : The @Pontifex Twitter account has already been updated to note it is not empty. No name yet, though.
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@ jaweedkaleem : churches are already planning thanksgiving masses for the new election -- philly archdiocese will have one tonight #conclave
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@ HuffPostRelig : Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina has been announced as the new pope #habemuspapam
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@ HuffPostRelig : Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio's new name is Francis I. He is 76 years old, and is the first Jesuit pope. #habemuspapam
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@ Pontifex : HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM
View ArticleStatement by the President on His Holiness Pope Francis
On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our warm wishes to His Holiness Pope Francis as he ascends to the Chair of Saint Peter and begins his papacy. As a champion of the poor and the...
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@ RachelDonadio : Installation Mass for new pope will be Tuesday, March 19 at 9 a.m.
View ArticleNew Pope Francis of Argentina
Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th...
View ArticleStatement from Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM, Cap.
I join my brother Cardinals in giving thanks to God for the election of Pope Francis I, the 266th successor of St. Peter and Vicar of Christ. The clergy, religious and laity of the Archdiocese of...
View ArticlePope Francis is the First Pope From the Americas
AP reports: Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina's conservative Catholic church. Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio, the...
View ArticlePope Francis Has Only One Lung
HuffPost's Amanda Chan reports: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected to be Pope Francis today (March 13), only has one lung, according to news reports. The 76-year-old from Buenos Aires had to have...
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