Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected the new pope on Wednesday on the second day of secret ballots in the cardinals' conclave held in Vatican City. White smoke out of the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel and the sound of church bells announced at 7:06 p.m. local time (1806 GMT) that Bergoglio was the new pope in front of thousands of believers and international journalists who were waiting for the news in St Peter square. The name he chose as the new pope was Francis I. He is the first Jesuit to become pope. A member of the Jesuits, and ordained in 1936, after four years as priest Bergoglio became head of all the Jesuits in Argentina. After studying in Germany, he became bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992 and archbishop in 1998. A strong supporter of helping the poor, Bergoglio was made cardinal in 2001. The secret conclave began on Tuesday night with a first ballot and four ballots were held on Wednesday. Francis obtained the required two thirds majority in the fifth ballot. 梵蒂冈西斯廷教堂的烟囱13日傍晚，终于冒出白烟，来自阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯的枢机主教豪尔赫·马里奥·贝尔高利奥被选为新教宗。这也是罗马天主教历史上首次，由来自美洲的枢机担任教宗。新教宗在发言时，形容自己由世界的另一端到来。 路透社报道，当地时间13日晚7时06分，梵蒂冈西斯廷教堂屋顶烟囱冒出白烟，新任教皇在115名红衣主教的秘密投票中以77票当选为第266任罗马教皇，随后教廷宗教协谈委员会前主席托朗枢机出现在圣彼得大教堂的阳台上，高喊“教皇诞生！”，76岁的阿根廷红衣主教贝尔高利奥身着白色袈裟亮相，他获称为教皇弗朗西斯一世，正式成为全球12亿罗马天主教徒的领袖，同时也是首位拉美裔教皇。他在西斯廷教堂的阳台上向众多信徒表示祝福，并用带口音的意大利语开玩笑称，我的红衣主教朋友们跑到了地球另一端找到了罗马教廷领导者。据悉，76岁的贝尔高利奥自1998年以来一直担任布宜诺斯艾利斯的大主教，2001年，他被选举为红衣主教。
