epa03622244 Swiss guards take up position in front of the balcony of St Peter's basilica where the newly elected Pope is about to appear to greet the faithful in Vatican City, 13 March 2013. The new Pope Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio will replace Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who stepped down last month. EPA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI

epa03622149 White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel to indicate that cardinals have elected a new pope on just the second day of their secret conclave at the Vatican City, 13 March 2013. EPA/ALESSANDRO LDI MEO

epa03622196 White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel to indicate that the cardinals have elected a new pope on just the second day of their secret conclave at Vatican City, 13 March 2013. EPA/CIRO FUSCO

epa03622253 Argentina Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio waves from a balcony to the tens of thousands gathered below after he was elected the new Pontiff. The 76 year old will be called Pope Francis I and is the first pope from the americas and the first from outside europe in over a thousand years EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER

epa03622265 Newly elected Pope Francis I, Argentina's cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (centre,white), appears at St Peter's Basilica's balcony in Vatican City, 13 March 2013 after being elected as the 266th Pontiff. Pope Francis I will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

epa03622272 Newly elected Pope Francis I, Argentina's cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (centre,white), appears at St Peter's Basilica's balcony in Vatican City, 13 March 2013 after being elected as the 266th Pontiff. Pope Francis I will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

epa03622275 Valentina Bruner (C), of Peru, celebrates after sharing that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, was elected as the new Pope in St. Patrick's Catherdral in New York, New York, USA, 13 March 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa03622276 Shelly Guadelupe, of Puerto Rico, cries after hearing that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, was elected as the new Pope in St. Patrick's Catherdral in New York, New York, USA, 13 March 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa03622278 A group of people listen as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, is announced as the new Pope in St. Patrick's Catherdral in New York, New York, USA, 13 March 2013. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

epa03622284 Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio (centre) addresses the tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered below the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican 13 March 2013 after he was elected the new Pontiff. He willl take the name Pope Francis Ib EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER

epa03622337 The new Pope, Francis I waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after he was elected by fellow cardinals following a two day conclave 13 March 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in over a thousand years EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

epa03622366 The new Pope, Francis I waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after he was elected by fellow cardinals following a two day conclave 13 March 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the first pope from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in over a thousand years. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

epa03622379 Argentina Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio looks down from a balcony after he was elected the new Pontiff, 13 March 2013 at the Vatican. The 76 year old will be called Pope Francis I and is the first pope from the americas and the first from outside europe in over a thousand years. EPA/RADEK PIETRUSZKA POLAND OUT

epa03622300 People react after hearing the Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, is announced as the new Pope in St. Patrick's Catherdral in New York, New York, USA, 13 March 2013. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

epa03622298 People watch as the Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, is announced as the new Pope in St. Patrick's Catherdral in New York, New York, USA, 13 March 2013. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT