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Title:Pope Francis is a contender for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Date:1st October 2016
Summary:VATICAN (FILE - MARCH 13, 2013) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS)
WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF SISTINE CHAPEL CHIMNEY/STATUES ON COLONNADE
CROWDS UNDER UMBRELLAS CHEERING AND CLAPPING AND SHOUTING (Italian) "IT'S WHITE, IT'S WHITE!"
POPE FRANCIS ARRIVING ON BALCONY OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA AND GREETING CROWDS
MAN MAKING HEART SIGN WITH HANDS
(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) HEAD OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, POPE FRANCIS, SAYING:
"Brothers and sisters, I'll leave you now but thank you so much for your welcome. Please pray for me."
CROWDS IN SQUARE APPLAUDING AND CHEERING