Pope Francis' first day - in pictures

Pope Francis waves as he leaves Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica Photograph: Ciro Fusco/EPA

Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

Pope Francis adorns the front pages of all the newspapers in Rome Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

A newspaper vendor does a roaring trade the day after the election of Pope Francis Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Pope Francis waves from the steps of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, along with Cardinal Santos Abril of Spain and Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Vicar General of Rome Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

A nun shows a front page of a paper in the Vatican Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

A woman reads a newspaper showing the news of the election of Pope Francis Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Souvenirs showing the new Pope Francis are already on sale in a shop Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Pope Francis' cape blows in the wind Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

Pope Francis, flanked by Cardinal Agostino Vallino and Cardinal Santos Abril y Castello, walks inside St Mary Major Basilica Photograph: AP

The pope lays a wreath prior to prayer at Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica Photograph: Vatican press office/Osservatore Romano/EPA

Pope Francis praying at Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica Photograph: Osservatore Romano/EPA

A sand artist applies the finishing touches to a sand sculpture of the new pope at the Golden Sea beach in Puri, India Photograph: Biswaranjan Rout/AP