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In this photo, an unidentified nun gleefully lifts her cell phone to convey the momentous news of the election of a new pope by the College of Cardinals. Moments earlier, white smoke issued from a chimney atop Michelangelo's magnificent Sistine Chapel, accompanied by the tolling of Vatican bells. The announcement of the election of Pope Benedict XVI, who was chosen on the fourth ballot taken by the 115 elegible cardinals, caused many to burst into tears.
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