US EditionNew Pope Has Been Chosen
- On May 8, 2025, 133 cardinals assembled in Vatican City completed the secretive voting process to choose the next pope following Pope Francis, marked by white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney.
- The conclave required a two-thirds majority, and after four ballots, Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago secured at least 89 votes to become the new pope.
- The election announcement followed tradition, with senior cardinal deacon Dominique Mamberti proclaiming 'Habemus Papam' from St. Peter's Basilica, while crowds cheered and bells rang.
- The new pope, Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Prevost, has served as a prior general of the Augustinian order and presided over major reforms under Pope Francis.
- Leo XIV will first reflect privately before his public appearance and blessing from the balcony, signaling continuity and possible tensions over pastoral and doctrinal issues going forward.
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Leo XIV is the new Pope: The most important scenes in the video
»Habemus Papam«: Suddenly, after only two days of conclave, white smoke poured out of the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. Then the crowd cheered, and Leo XIV spoke to the masses for the first time. The scenes of the day.
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White smoke: First pictures from the Vatican after the Pope's election
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Thus has been the outburst of joy in the Vatican as the white smoke appears
Screams, applause, tears, and photos with the mobile on high, a real outburst of joy is what has provoked the departure of the white smoker who, as tradition has marked, announces the appointment of the new pope to succeed Francis, deceased on 21 April, at 88 years old. The white smoker has begun to leave at 18.07 p.m., after the fourth ballot since 133 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel this Wednesday. Minutes later the name of Robert Fra…
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