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Scenes from Italy, Argentina
Photos from Italy and Argentina a day after the election of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to be the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Posted on March 14, 2013.
A man sells newspapers with the front page of Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A view of St. Peter's Square and the city of Rome as seen from the top of St.Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose the name of Pope Francis, after he was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, at the Vatican.(AP Photo (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A group of Argentine newspapers, from left top row, Buenos Aires Herald , Clarin, La Nacion, below row from left, Pagina 12, Ole and Tiempo Argentino, show front page photos and headlines of the newly elected Pope, Pope Francis, as the newspapers are published Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Designer Genny Di Virgilio puts the final touches on a statuette depicting Pope Francis, in his shop in Naples, Italy, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
A woman looks at religious figures displayed in a shop in Rome, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Souvenirs showing the new Pope Francis, seen at top, are on sale in a shop near the Vatican, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was elected the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis puts flowers on the altar inside St. Mary Major Basilica, in Rome, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by praying Thursday at Rome's main basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a day after cardinals elected him the first pope from the Americas in a bid to revive a Catholic Church in crisis and give it a preacher with a humble touch. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
