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Photo Essay - The Vatican in Flux



Photo of newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waving to crowds from the balcony of the Vatican.


Pope Benedict XVI

This photo depicts newly elected Pope Benedict XVI greeting the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. "It is an act of trust that gives encouragement to take off into this new mission with more serenity, because I am able to count ... on your generous collaboration," the pope said in a speech to the College of Cardinals. The new pontiff was installed as the 265th pope at a formal mass the following Sunday.

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