20 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 26, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com s year in photos NEW POPE PICKED The Papal Conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, the fi rst South American and Jesuit Pope, on March 13, after one of the shortest Conclaves in history. He selected the papal name Francis I. The decision came just a day after the voting began, following the offi cial end of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s reign at the end of February. Pope Francis, 76, is the 266th Pope and the fi rst non-European choice in over 1,000 years. THE COURIER/Photo by Terence M. Cullen Rockaway residents Scores traveled to the steps of City Hall on March 23 to call on Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city to help Rockaway residents rebuild after Sandy. Shoulder-to-shoulder with elected offi cials and candidates for mayor and borough president, resident after resident told personal stories of their prolonged recovery and demanded a say in how the peninsula is rebuilt. Photo courtesy The New York Daily News march take to City Hall Wright named Mets captain Third baseman David Wright was named the fourth captain in Mets history on March 21, joining the elite group with Mets legends Gary Carter, Keith Hernandez and John Franco. Last December, the 31-year-old, who made his major league debut with the team in 2004, signed one of the largest contracts in Mets history: $138 million back-loaded over the next eight years. Photo courtesy of New York Mets
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