Argentine cardinal is new pope
Argentine archbishop Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
Pope Francis' schedule for next few days
This is Pope Francis' schedule for the next few days (all times are local: GMT+1):
- Thursday 11am - Mass in the Sistine Chapel with the other cardinals
- Friday 11am - Audience with cardinals
- Saturday 11am - Audience with journalists
- Sunday - Pope to recite Angelus
- Tuesday 9:30am - Installation Mass in Sistine Chapel
(Catholic News Service)
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