Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected the Roman Catholic Church's new Pope on the 13 March 2013. The first Latin American to be Pope, he was to be called Francis I.

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ESO: Background information: Election for new pope to begin on Tuesday http://www.europeansources.info/record/election-for-new-pope-to-begin-on-tuesday/

ESO: Background information: Benedict stuns Church with abdication http://www.europeansources.info/record/benedict-stuns-church-with-abdication/

BBC News: Tag: Pope Francis I http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21701046

Catholic News Agency: Tag: Pope http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/pope/

Vatican Information Service: News, 13.03.13: Cardinal Bergoglio elected to Pontificate http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.va%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fcardinal-bergoglio-elected-to-pontificate&ei=5JBdUtejLfOg0wXp04GYAw&usg=AFQjCNEsxT-VdLfiThOLhY6IyLBwySAifQ&sig2=Mb8mbJNPvI2aG8xpNKWAig&bvm=bv.53899372,d.d2k

Deutsche Welle, 14.03.13: New pope's first task is reform, say critics http://www.dw.de/new-popes-first-task-is-reform-say-critics/a-16666930

EurActiv, 14.03.13: EU leaders wish Pope Francis strength to promote ‘values’ http://www.euractiv.com/culture/eu-leaders-wish-pope-francis-str-news-518481

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/13/221: Joint message of congratulations by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, to the newly elected Pope and Head of the Vatican State, his Holiness Francis I http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-221_en.pdf

European Parliament: Press Release, 13.03.13: Schulz on the election of Pope Francis http://www.europarl.europa.eu/the-president/en/press/press_release_speeches/press_release/2013/2013-march/press_release-2013-march-8.html

Council of Europe: Press Release, 13.03.13: Secretary General congratulates Francis I on his election as new Pope http://hub.coe.int/en/web/coe-portal/press/newsroom?p_p_id=newsroom&_newsroom_articleId=1374352

France24, 14.03.13: 'Humble' Argentine cardinal becomes Pope Francis http://www.france24.com/en/20130313-profile-pope-francis-argentinean-cardinal-humble-man-catholic-church

EUObserver,14.03.13: EU leaders welcome 'non-European' pope http://euobserver.com/social/119421

Famiglia Cristiana, 13.03.13: Eletto Jorge Maria Bergoglio, Papa Francesco I http://www.famigliacristiana.it/chiesa/news_1/articolo/eletto-jorge-maria-bergoglio-papa-francesco-i.aspx

Corriere della Sera, 14.03.13: ‘The surprise of Francis’ (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/3536551-surprise-francis

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