Pope candidate became clear: "When they choose me, I flee from the conclave."

Leo XIV is Pope. Several favourites had previously entered the race at the conclave. One openly admitted that he did not want the office for good reasons.

Participants in the conclave told the media about the atmosphere that reigned during these two days of voting to designate the successor of Pope Francis.

Leo XIV obtained “a magristral result”, according to the Archbishop of Algiers, Jean-Paul Vesco, one of the cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected the new pope on Thursday, who insists on the speed with which he was chosen. Look: Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass with cardinals: “You have called me to carry a cross” “We have a good pope, we have a very good pope. I am very, very happy, like the whole College of Cardinals. There…