These Pictures (below) were taken on Tuesday, April
19, 2005:
White smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Tuesday,
April 19, 2005 announcing that Pope Benedict XVI was elected. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took
the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
The bells of St. Peter's Basilica ring as Pope Benedict XVI is announced as new pope in the Vatican April
19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23
years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election.
REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
Chilean Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez announces new Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, April 19, 2005.
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected
Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Alessandro
Bianchi
Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez of Chile announces the 'Habemus Papam', the Latin expression 'We have a Pope',
from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005,
following the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Pope Benedict XVI,
was elected the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
People react after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the
Sistine Chapel announcing that Catholic Church cardinals had elected a new pope after a conclave lasting little
more than 24 hours.(AFP/Paolo Cocco)
Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central
balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger, who chose the name
of Benedict XVI, became the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Luca Bruno)
The new elected Pope Benedict XVI, known
as German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, is pictured in this undated file photo. Ratzinger of Germany has been elected
pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church, a cardinal announced April 19, 2005. He has chosen Pope Benedict XVI as
his papal name, the cardinal said. B&W ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES REUTERS/KNA Bild
Pope Benedict
XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being
elected by the conclave of cardinals, April 19, 2005. Tens of thousands of joyous faithful cheered and applauded
a smiling Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger when he appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday as the new
Pope Benedict XVI. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama
Pope Benedict XVI waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica
in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,
the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread
assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of
St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of
Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti)
Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central
balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took
the name of Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/
Andrew Medichini)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI greets and blesses
the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger
of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Germany's Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, waves to crowed from the window of St Peter's Basilica's
main balcony after being elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.(AFP/Filippo
Monteforte)
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday,
April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the
Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday,
April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman
Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Pier Paolo Cito)
Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (C) of Germany, waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the
Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the
strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption
he was too old and divisive to win election. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican
newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI blesses the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican,
Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff
of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican
newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI looks on after greeting and blessing the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's
Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict
XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican
newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican,
Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff
of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
QUALITY REPEAT Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica
in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals, April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,
the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread
assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano-Arturo Mari
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI asked the world to pray for him and his papacy in his
first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica following his election on Tuesday.
"I entrust myself to your prayers," the Pope, German-born Joseph Ratzinger, told a packed St. Peter's
Square.
Clad in white papal vestments and a short red cape, he then delivered his first blessing to the city of Rome and
the world.
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI, still wearing
his cardinal ring in the Sistine Chapel, looks on after blessing and greeting the crowd from the central balcony
of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name
of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, is pictured after appearing on the balcony of St Peter's
Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals(AFP/Pool/Arturo Mari)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI, still wearing his
cardinal ring in the Sistine Chapel, gestures after blessing and greeting the crowd from the central balcony of
St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of
Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April
19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman
Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central
balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took
the name of Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/
Andrew Medichini)
Pope Benedict XVI(L), Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, blesses
thousands of pilgrims from the balcony of the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 19, 2005. Ratzinger, the
strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption
he was too old and divisive to win election. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Pope Benedict XVI blesses the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday,
April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the
Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Germany's Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, appears
at the window of St Peter's Basilica main balcony after being elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church
at the Vatican City (AFP/Filippo Monteforte)
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April
19, 2005, as cardinals look out from the adiacent balcony. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope
Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican
newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI addresses the crowd, as Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano looks on,
from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany,
who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
(AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
The Swiss Guard stand before the crowd in St. Peter's Square in
the Vatican as the new pope Benedict XVI speaks April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender
of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was
too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Faithful unfold a banner reading Peace in different languages
as a line of Swiss Guards stands attention, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 after
the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Benedict XVI, is the 265th
pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Gregorio Borgia)
The crowd cheer as Pope Benedict XVI waves from a balcony of St.
Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals April 19, 2005. German Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday
despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Kimimasa
Mayama
The crowd cheers after as the new pope, Benedict XVI, appears
on a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict
defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption
he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI prepares to leave
the Sistine Chapel on his way to greet and bless the faithful from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica
at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI,
is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, is pictured after appearing on the balcony of St Peter's
Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals(AFP/Pool/Arturo Mari)
A Bavarian musician
plays next to a picture of the new Pope Benedict XVI in Marktl, southern Bavaria, Germany, Tuesday, April 19, 2005
during celebrations after Marktl-born German Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected as the new Pope. (AP Photo/Michael
Probst)
Cardinals stand on a balcony after
Germany's Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XVI, appeared at the window of St Peter's Basilica's main balcony
after being elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican City(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)
Cardinals watch from
a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after they elected the new pope, Pope Benedict XVI, April 19,
2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected
Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
Pope Benedict
XVI waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals
April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic
orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was too old and
divisive to win election. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
Newly elected
Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. (AP Photo/ Luca Bruno)
Swiss Guards stand
on attention in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005, as Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd
gathered in the square. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Pope Benedict XVI, was elected the 265th
pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)
Newly elected Pope
Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday,
April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff
of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Luca Bruno)
In this photo
made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI leaves the Sistine Chapel with
Archbishop Piero Marini on his way to greet and bless the faithful from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica
at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose
the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
In this photo made available by the L'Osservatore Romano Vatican
newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI leaves the Sistine Chapel with Archbishop Piero Marini on his way to greet and bless
the faithful from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday,
April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff
of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Priests hold up their arms and cheer as they celebrate the election
of Pope Benedict XVI, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005.
Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Benedict XVI, was elected 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic
Church. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)
Priests play guitars and sing to celebrate the election of Pope
Benedict XVI, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took
the name of Benedict XVI, was elected 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)
Nuns cheer as Pope Benedict XVI waves from a balcony of St. Peter's
Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals April 19, 2005.
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected
Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
A nun cheers as Pope Benedict XVI appears on a balcony of St.
Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after being elected by the conclave of cardinals April 19, 2005. German Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday
despite a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen
A crowd celebrates the election of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's
square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who took the name of Pope Benedict
XVI, was elected the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
A faithful holds a cross as she celebrates the election of the
Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19, 2005. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who
took the name of Benedict XVI, is the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
A man signs a plaster cast on a broken ankle with the name of
the new pope, Benedict XVI, in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,
the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite a widespread
assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Max Rossi
The crowd waves German and Vatican flags in St. Peter's Square
in the Vatican after the announcement of the election of Pope Benedict XVI April 19, 2005. German Cardinal Joseph
Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on Tuesday despite
a widespread assumption he was too old and divisive to win election. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected by Roman Catholic
cardinals on April 19, 2005 to succeed John Paul II. Ratzinger is shown leading a mass in St. Peter's Basilica
in the Vatican April 18. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , who became the new Pope Benedict
XVI at the Vatican Tuesday April 19, 2005 wears the miter during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica Monday April 18,
2005. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was elected the new pope
Tuesday in the first conclave of the new millennium. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito/ File)
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the strict defender of Catholic
orthodoxy for the past 23 years, was elected Pope on April 19, 2005 despite a widespread assumption he was too
old and divisive to win election. He took the name Benedict XVI. Ratzinger is pictured during a mass in the German
town of Trier in this April 22, 2002, file photo. (Reuters)
A picture of Cardinal Ratzinger is seen in front of his birth
place, in background, in Marktl, southern Bavaria, Germany, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 after the village's famous
son was elected new Pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was
elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first Roman Catholic conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name
Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
People in traditional Bavarian costume celebrate in the Bavarian
town of Merktl, the birthplace of the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinals on Tuesday elected conservative
German prelate Joseph Ratzinger as the new leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, in a controversial
choice to succeed Pope John Paul II. Ratzinger, 78, the Church's 265th pontiff, will take the name of Benedict
XVI. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
Men in traditional Bavarian costumes fire six salute shots in
Marktl, southern Bavaria, Germany, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 after Marktl-born German Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was
elected as the new pope.Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was elected
the new pope Tuesday evening in the first Roman Catholic conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope
Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Two Bavarians stand next to a Ratzinger picture in downtown Marktl,
southern Bavaria, Germany, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 after Marktl born German Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was elected
new Pope. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Children celebrate in front of a picture of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
in Marktl, southern Bavaria, Germany, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 after Marktl-born Ratzinger was elected as the new
Pope. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was elected the new pope
Tuesday April 19, 2005 in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Michael
Probst)
Believers gather in front of the entrance of the Cathedral in
Cologne, western Germany, Tuesday, April 19, 2005, about one hour after Pope Benedict XVI was elected. Cardinal
Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a longtime guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening
in the first Roman Catholic conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Hermann
J. Knippertz)
