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Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the new pope. // The 115 voting members of the College of Cardinals / elected the 76-year-old pope Wednesday / on the second day of their secret conclave at the Vatican, / and he's chosen the name Francis. // Pope Francis succeeds Pope Benedict / who resigned last month. //

＜Speech in Italian＞ Pope Francis greeted crowds / at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square / after white smoke emerged from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel / and the bells pealed in Vatican City, / all signaling his selection / to lead the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. //

The new Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina / in 1936. // He becomes the first Latin American leader of the Church. // Latin America, / with Brazil and Mexico having the largest Catholic populations. //