The cloud formation was spotted over Royal Palm Beach in South Florida

Mar 14, 2013 14:25 GMT  ·  By

An image in the sky left Florida residents breathless after the appointment of Sao Paolo, Argentina Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pontiff.

As I detailed before, the new leader of the Catholic world, Pope Francis I was chosen by the College of Cardinals after a two-day Conclave.

It was only a few hours after he was awarded the position that an angel-shaped cloud appeared in the sky above Royal Palm Beach in South Florida, Digital Journal reports. The cloud formation resembles an angel with spread wings, surrounded by a distinct glow.

"We saw this tonight at Military and Lake Worth Rd. Followed it all the way north... and by the time we got home she had a huge halo. It was amazing," witness Carol Shoupe Tognacci describes.