6.25am AEST – Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected Pope by the College of Cardinals. He will take the name Pope Francis I.
Bergoglio is 76 years old. He reportedly came second in the ballot to elect Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
Bergoglio has been the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
He is the first Jesuit to be Pope and the first non-European pope since the eighth century.
5.10am AEST – The conclave of Catholic cardinals has elected a new Pope. White smoke has billowed from the chimney at the Vatican.
An announcement of the identity of the Pope is expected soon.
Bells are tolling in Rome and people are rushing to St. Peter’s Square.
