Gallery: New Pope Elected

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White smoke appeared from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel just after 6pm Irish time
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Swiss guards entered St Peter's Square after the white smoke signal
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Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, greeted crowds to huge cheers
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In his first words to the crowds, Pope Francis said it seemed his brother cardinals "went to the end of the world" to find a new pope
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Thousands of people gathered in St Peter's Square to see the first glimpse of the 266th pope
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Faithful react to the news in Buenos Aires. Pope Francis is the church's first Latin American pontiff
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The new leader of the Catholic Church will also become Bishop of Rome
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Cardinals looked on as Pope Francis addressed the crowds
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The 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires has spent nearly his entire career at home in Argentina
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He delivered his first blessing to the huge crowd in St Peter's Square, asking for the prayers of "all men and women of good will" to help him lead the Catholic Church
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Thousands of people had waited in the cold and rain since Tuesday to see white smoke
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Although a conservative, Pope Francis is seen as a reformer but was not among the small group of frontrunners identified before the election