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Cardinals select Ratzinger as new pope

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• April 19: The newly-elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
• April 19: Newly-elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
• April 19: A priest celebrates as white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
• April 19: White smoke can be seen coming from the chimney signaling the election of a new pope at the Vatican.
• April 14: The house where Joseph Ratzinger, the newly-elected Pope Benedict XVI, was raised in Traunstein, Germany.
• Sept. 11, 2002: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is seen with Pope John Paul II during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.
• A photo from 1943 shows Joseph Ratzinger in the uniform of a German military anti-aircraft unit helper.