Something important changed during the 2005 announcement of Pope Benedict XVI and the 2013 announcement of Pope Francis. (Thanks to the Today show for pointing this out.)

The photos from below shows the view from the back of the St. Peter’s Square as the new pope was announced (note that Pope Benedict was announced while it was still daylight, and Pope Francis was announced after dusk).

2005:

2013

Here’s another viewpoint, looking from the front of the St. Peter’s Square back into the crowd.

2005:

2013

 

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