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The New Pope Is From Argentina

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Pope Francis I.

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Argentina! After white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel midday Wednesday, Roman Catholic cardinals announced Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Agentina as the successor to Pope Benedict XVI. Bergoglio will take the name Pope Francis I.

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