Well-wishers cheer as plumes of white smoke billow from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the papal conclave had elected a new pope. Francis I, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, was confirmed as the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics on the second day of deliberations at the Vatican. He replaces Benedict XVI, who resigned last month Illustration: Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images
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