Silence, then the roar for the election of Leo XIV. In the superb square you cry and scream (in all languages)

Among the 100 thousand in front of the basilica for the election of the new Pope Prevost.

18:08. St. Peter's Square. Volutes of white smoke escape from the thin fireplace on the roof of the Sistine Chapel under the cheers of a crowd gathered in the hope of attending the election of the new pope."We waited here all afternoon and finally arrived!" exclaims a 26-year-old Frenchman who came to Rome especially for the occasion. "It is a moment when we must attend at least once in his life as a Catholic. Seeing the fervour of the crowd is …

The election of Pope Leo XIV was celebrated in Naples with a special pizza margherita and a figurine for the nativity scene with the likeness of the new Pope Leo XIV. Figurines for the nativity scene of famous people are a specialty of the master craftsmen from this city. The owner of the Neapolitan pizzeria Ciro Messere has been serving pizza margherita with the inscription "Pace" (peace) made of mozzarella since Friday. "I really liked the fir…

On a school trip to Rome from May 1 to 10, students of the St. Joseph's Institution in Châteaubriant (Loire-Atlantique) attended live the election of the new pope.

The head of government of the City of Buenos Aires, Jorge Macri, celebrated the election of the new pope, Leon XIV. The American Robert Prevost was elected this Thursday as the new pope of the Catholic Church, being the successor of Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who exercised between March 13, 2013 until his death on April 21, 2025. The head of government said about the new pope: “With great joy we celebrate the election of the new Pope: Leo X…

This is how the faithful reacted to their new Pope: Our Italian correspondent Julius Müller-Meiningen has joined the cheering crowd.