Father Alejandro Russo, rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, speaks to the press the day after a new - Argentine - Pope was announced. Russo said some people who want to damage the church make unproven statements about it. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Pablo Coronel, stadium manager of the San Lorenzo Football Club, talks with the press in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Coronel said the choice of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a San Lorenzo fan, as Pope might make San Lorenzo the biggest club in Argentina. Bergoglio was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Francis I and becoming the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)