Published on National Catholic Reporter (https://www.ncronline.org)
March 13, 2013 at 1:45pm

Social media billows with reaction to the new Pope Francis

by Brian Roewe
Pope Francis

The 2013 conclave was the first in a world with social media, and people from around the world took to their favorite channels once the white smoke billowed to respond and react to the news. NCR has compiled through Storify a snapshot of the social media reaction:

 

 

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