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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, leaves the Synod Hall after the last Congregation, March 11, 2013, at Vatican City. The cardinal was elected pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, to lead the Roman Catholic Church, a prelate announced to huge crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square. He has taken the name Pope Francis. Ciro Fusco/ANSA/Zuma Press/MCT
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, leaves the Synod Hall after the last Congregation, March 11, 2013, at Vatican City. The cardinal was elected pope on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, to lead the Roman Catholic Church, a prelate announced to huge crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square. He has taken the name Pope Francis. Ciro Fusco/ANSA/Zuma Press/MCT