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The Catholic Church its new Pope on Wednesday. It took those for electing a new pontiff just two days to choose a to Pope Benedict, who down last month. The new Pope, the 266th pontiff in the Church's 2,000-year history, is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, from Argentina. He has chosen a name that many say his own upbringing – Francis. He becomes the first ever Latin American Pope and the first non-European to the Church in over 1,300 years. Thousands of pilgrims into the Vatican's St Peter's Square and cheered and as they saw the white smoke that a new Pope had been chosen.

Followers in Buenos Aires for joy in the streets as they heard the news of the appointment. Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner said she was very that the first Latin American Pope was from Argentina. She wished Pope Francis great success in his new position as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. She said in a : "We wish him, as he takes the of the Church, a fruitful pastoral , with such tremendous on his shoulders, seeking justice, equality, brotherhood and peace among ." Francis is seen by many as a choice to lead the Church through a time of crisis because of reforms he has made in the past. Others view him as too .

 


 
 

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