Tonight at 19.06 people at the Saint Peter’s Square could see the white smoke coming out from the chimney from the Sistine Chapel. While the news spread that the papal conclave was over Romans and tourists started running to the Saint Peter’s Square to see who the cardinals elected and to greet the new Pope. After more than an hour of preparations inside the Vatican the name of the new Pope was finally known. The conclave had chosen cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina. He will take the name Francis.

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