Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City jumped in joy when white smoke poured out, many shouting 'Habemus Papam!' or 'We have a Pope!' (March 13)
Raw: Crowd Ebullient As Pope Announced
Updated: 06:52:25 PM, Wed 13 March 2013
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