The format for the announcement when a cardinal is elected Pope is : In English , it can be translated literally as : In the Habemus Papam announcement given by Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez on 19 April 2005 upon the election of Pope Benedict XVI , the announcement was preceded by a greeting in several languages : The text of the announcement is partly inspired by the Gospel of Luke ( 2:10 -11 ) , which records the words of the angel announcing to the shepherds the birth of the Messiah : Note that , in the Vulgate , ( the Latin translation of the Bible by St. Jerome ) , the words used are `` Evangelizo vobis gaudium magnum '' , while the word `` annuntio '' was used in previous translations .
In the Habemus Papam given by Jorge Cardinal Medina Estévez on 19 April 2005 upon the election of Pope Benedict XVI , the announcement was made after a greeting ( Dear Brothers and Sisters ) in several languages ( Italian , Spanish , French , German , and English ) .