2005: Ratzinger is elected as new Pope
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has been elected as the Pope - the head of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics.
Taking the name Pope Benedict XVI, the 78-year-old German appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica.
His arrival was greeted by loud cheers from the many thousands of pilgrims who had packed St Peter's Square as news of his election spread across Rome.
He was chosen on the third round of votes by the 115 cardinals meeting to select Pope John Paul II's successor.
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