Pope Francis Catholic Spiritual Leader

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Pope Francis Catholic Spiritual Leader — page 4 — 5 CHAPTER ONE Crowds watched and waited in Vatican City for the announcement of a new pope in March 2013 FROM FAR AWAY During the day on March 13 2013 black smoke came from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City Rome Inside Roman Catholic Church officials called cardinals gathered to elect a new pope The pope is the leader of one of the world’s biggest religions the Catholic Church with 1 2 billion members The previous pope Benedict XVI had stepped down The black smoke

Pope Francis Catholic Spiritual Leader — page 5 — told onlookers that the cardinals had not yet selected a new pope Thousands of people had gathered outside the chapel in Saint Peter’s Square It rained and grew dark Then a puff of white smoke appeared from the small chimney A pope had been chosen The bells of Saint Peter’s Basilica rang in celebration and the crowd cheered Finally the red curtains of the balcony above the square opened for the official announcement We have a pope Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran exclaimed in Latin announcing Pope Francis to the world In the weeks to come many news stories would focus on Pope Francis’s simple life They would discuss how he differed from past popes They would report on his teachings about helping the poor But that night the new pope gave only a short speech My brother cardinals have chosen one who is from the other end of the world he began But here I am 6

Pope Francis Catholic Spiritual Leader — page 6 — The newly elected Pope Francis greeted massive crowds f r o m t h e b a l c o n y o f S a i n t P e t e r s B a s i l i c a 7

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