INQUIRER.net: White smoke: New pope elected

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White smoke: New pope elected Mar 13th 2013, 18:07 VATICAN CITY—White smoke billowed from a Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday to show that a new pope has been elected to replace the frail Benedict XVI as leader of the world's 1.2 billon Catholics.   Tens of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter's Square cheered and the bells of St Peter's Basilica rang out after the 115 cardinals meeting in a Vatican conclave signalled their momentous decision.   The 266th pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history—his identity is still a secret—was due to emerge from the balcony of the basilica.   The crowd chanted "Habemus Papam!" ("We Have a Pope!") as they waited, waving flags from around the world. &... Keep on reading: White smoke: New pope elected Media files: white-smoke1.jpg (image/jpeg)

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