Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican

Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican

Faithful cheer as white smoke rises from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out on Wednesday, signaling that Roman Catholic cardinals had ended their conclave and elected a pope to succeed Benedict XVI. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (VATICAN – Tags: RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)