Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina was elected on the conclave's fifth ballot as the 266th Roman Pontiff of the Catholic Church.
May the Lord God grant His Holiness, Pope Francis, many years! Mnohaja Lita! Eis pollá eti, Déspota!
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