The College of Cardinals have announced that Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio has succeeded Benedict XVI as the new pope. Bergoglio is 76 years old, and has been a cardinal for 16 years. He is the first Latin American pope. He has chosen the name Pope Francis.
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No sooner had the announcement gone out, than Pope Francis’ Wikipedia page got an update.
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