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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis waves the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/L’Osservatore Romano, ho)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 14, 2013 | World
Santiago/London, Reuters—Latin America’s Roman Catholics rejoiced that the new Pope Francis is one of their own, while elsewhere the world has hailed him as a humble champion of the poor and wished him the strength to lead the Church out of crisis. Commentators...
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White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2013 | World
Vatican City, Reuters—White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday and the bells of St. Peter’s rang out, signaling cardinals had elected a new pope to succeed Benedict and take charge of the troubled Roman Catholic Church. The election came on the...
