POPE-ELECT
Pope Francis leaves the Sistine Chapel after being elected pope and shortly before appearing for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 13. The 76-year-old Jesuit became the first Latin American pope and will be installed March 19 as the leader of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano) (March 15, 2013) See POPE-ELECT (UPDATED) March 13, 2013.
