Today is the day!
FLASH: WHITE SMOKE EMERGES FROM SISTINE CHAPEL CHIMNEY
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) March 13, 2013
WHITE SMOKE!
— Joe Brooks (@joebrooks) March 13, 2013
White Smoke. Habemus Papam
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) March 13, 2013
Image: White smoke billows from the Sistine Chapel,
signaling cardinals have elected a new pope pic.twitter.com/i9pO3nH07T— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 13, 2013
"White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Vatican, indicated a new pope has been elected." pic.twitter.com/ivNchcGTaB
— Kimpoy Feliciano (@kimpoyfeliciano) March 13, 2013
BELLS RING FROM ST. PETER'S BASILICA
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) March 13, 2013
Bells of Vatican. pic.twitter.com/E2p9naOTh3
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) March 13, 2013
Photo: Nuns take part in post-conclave celebration after the announcement a new #pope has been elected. pic.twitter.com/5VC6Ps6bjK
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 13, 2013
Live feed from the Vatican:
(EWTN’s feed is available here.)
Joy and excitement in Rome and around the world:
Bells all over Rome! Nuns so excited! Palpable joy…a moment of great hope!
— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) March 13, 2013
Lots of young faces in St. Peter's square, calling for new pope.
— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) March 13, 2013
We have a new Pope!!!!!!
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) March 13, 2013
WE HAVE A POPE!!!!!!!!
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) March 13, 2013
I've got chills
— Kathi (@14Kathi) March 13, 2013
HABEMUS PAPAM!!!! BELLLS!!! DEO GRATIAS!
— Franciscan University (@FranciscanU) March 13, 2013
Politico reporting…#whitesmoke. A new pope! I'm not Catholic and I still think this is cool.
— Laura (@GOPrincess) March 13, 2013
White smoke, #conclave now concluded, God bless the new Pope with wisdom to steward his global flock!
— Christopher Carroll (@Chriscarroll50) March 13, 2013
I am so excited, Sister!!! RT @Sr_Lisa: Praise be to God! Habemus Papam! #HabemusPapam!
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) March 13, 2013
https://twitter.com/LisaAnnSchmidt/status/311910053609340928
Bells all over Rome! Nuns so excited! Palpable joy…a moment of great hope!
— Elizabeth Scalia (@TheAnchoress) March 13, 2013
I do not know the proper expression of congrats for a new pope, but my prayers for the Catholic church, & for God's will in its work.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 13, 2013
Habeus Papam I don't care what anyone says, the joy I feel has tears pooling in my eyes, it is a moment of connecting with God #HolySpirit
— Katie O'Malley ⚓️ (@katieomalley) March 13, 2013
The new pontiff will greet the world shortly:
We'll meet the new Pope in about 30-45 minutes
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) March 13, 2013
On Twitter, Cardinal Angelo Scola, Archbishop of Milan, is the frontrunner:
Twitter thinks it's Scola. pic.twitter.com/cQwf2wl2hs
— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) March 13, 2013
We’ll find out soon enough:
Guard coming in. Should be any minute now.
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 13, 2013
Swiss Guard taking their place as we approach learning the identity of our new Pope #Vatican
— christinakb (@christinakb) March 13, 2013
We will continue to monitor this story and update with developments.
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Update:
#Vatican website already updated. That was fast! http://t.co/ntvSO2SbNc #Catholic #conclave
— Matthew Balan ن (@MatthewJLB) March 13, 2013
The papal Twitter account has been reactivated as well.
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Update:
The new Pope: http://t.co/8XB6teqyG3 http://t.co/lSiYbZ2YTX
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 13, 2013
Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is the new pope:
CARDINAL BERGOGLIO ELECTED POPE
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 13, 2013
FLASH: JORGE BERGOGLIO OF ARGENTINA ELECTED AS 266TH POPE TO LEAD ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) March 13, 2013
First non-European Pope. Cool. RT @MbernadetteE: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is now Pope Francis! #HabemusPapam
— MDMRNovember (@MDMRN) March 13, 2013
He is the first Jesuit pope:
Cardinal Bergolio of Argentina (Age 76) is the new Pope. Bergolio is a Jesuit, the first Pope from that Order.
— Doug Mataconis (@dmataconis) March 13, 2013
He is also the first non-European pope since Pope Gregory III. (see Editor’s note.)
@BretBaier actually first non-European since Gregory III (1200 years ago)
— John Pitzel (@johnpitzel) March 13, 2013
Prayers and well-wishes are pouring in:
God bless Pope Francis I and all fellow Catholics worldwide.
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) March 13, 2013
Let us pray for Pope Francis!
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) March 13, 2013
Viva Il Papa! The world has a Pope. Godspeed Pope Francis!
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) March 13, 2013
Francis I, a beautiful name, a wonderful choice. God bless the people of the #Catholic faith, from a Jewish friend. #pope #Francis #mazeltov
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) March 13, 2013
Beautiful.
New #Pope asks crowd to bless HIM; then returns with a blessing to them.
— christinakb (@christinakb) March 13, 2013
REU: POPE SAYS "PRAY FOR ME" AND BIDS HUGE CROWD "GOOD NIGHT AND HAVE A GOOD REST"
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) March 13, 2013
Blessings to Pope Francis I.
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(Editor’s note: The post initially stated that Pope Francis is the first non-European pope. In fact, he is the first since Pope Gregory III to be born outside of Europe.)
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