Catholic churches in Jerusalem’s Old City ring bells to celebrate election of new pope

Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

Celebratory bells peal from Catholic churches in Jerusalem’s Old City after the Cardinal electors elect a new pope in The Vatican.

The new pontiff will soon emerge at the window of St. Peter’s Basilica.

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