Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!

Cardinal Protodeacon Jorge Medina Estevez:

"I announce to you a great joy! We have a Pope! The Most Eminent and Most Reverend Lord Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Joseph Ratzinger, who assumes for himself the name Benedict XVI."

Pope Benedict XVI:

"Dear Brothers and Sisters, After the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with inadequate instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers. Let us move forward in the joy of the Risen Lord, confident of his unfailing help. The Lord will help us and Mary, his Most Holy Mother, will be on our side. Thank you."