Huge ovation for Pope Benedict XVI

The Roman Catholic Church elected Germany`s Joseph Ratzinger as its first new pope of the third millennium, asking him to guide its 1.1 billion followers around the world into a new era. The 78-year-old cardinal, a staunch conservative who has been the Vatican`s doctrinal enforcer, will take the name Benedict XVI, the Vatican announced. In Pic: The new pope at the window of St Peter`s Basilica`s main balcony.
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