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Cardinal Bergoglio is greeted on the balcony above St Peter's Square. Appearing on a balcony over St Peter's Square in Rome, he asked the faithful to pray for him, with cheers erupting as he gave a blessing. Messages of goodwill have poured in from around the world. The Pope's inaugural Mass will be next Tuesday. Pope Francis replaces Benedict XVI, who resigned last month at the age of 85, saying he was not strong enough to lead the Church.

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Francis has telephoned Benedict and is planning to meet him, a Vatican spokesman said. The new Pope takes the helm at a difficult time for the Catholic Church, facing an array of challenges which include the role of women, interfaith tensions and dwindling congregations in some parts of the world. The election of a new Pope was signalled by white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening.

About an hour later, the name of the new Pope was read out. He began his address to the crowds by offering a prayer for his predecessor. In a light-hearted moment, he said his fellow cardinals had gone to the "ends of the Earth" to find a bishop of Rome.

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He went on to ask the crowd to "pray to God so that he can bless me", before calling on the world to set off on a path of love and fraternity. The election was met with thunderous applause at the cathedral in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis' home city. We waited 20 centuries. This is an event. US President Barack Obama sent "warm wishes" on behalf of the American people to the newly elected pontiff, hailing the Argentine as "the first pope from the Americas".