Attachment: Pope Francis appears for first time on balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 13. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected the 266th Roman Catholic pontiff. He is the first Jesuit and first Latin American pope. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (March 13, 2013) See POPE-ELECT March 13, 2013.

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