US Edition'Habemus papum': Here's what happens immediately after a new pope is chosen
- On May 8, 2025, the appearance of white smoke rising above the Sistine Chapel indicated that the cardinal electors had selected and secured the acceptance of a new pope.
- After the cardinals achieve the necessary two-thirds vote as dictated by traditional conclave rules, the ballots are set aflame along with a special chemical agent that creates white smoke, signaling the election of a new pope.
- Following acceptance, the new pope became Bishop of Rome, led homage by cardinals, and went to the Room of Tears to don pre-prepared white vestments of unknown size.
- The senior cardinal deacon proclaimed "habemus papam" from St. Peter’s balcony, introducing the pope by baptismal name, who then gave his first Urbi et Orbi blessing to the crowd.
- The pope’s full authority began immediately; he will remain in Rome and inaugurate his ministry within days during a Mass where he will receive the pallium and the Fisherman’s Ring.
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BREAKING: New Pope Elected, Here's What Happens After the White Smoke
White smoke billows from the chimney of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel May 8, 2025, indicating a new pope has been elected. (Photo: OSV News/Dylan Martinez Reuters) by Tablet Staff White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the papal conclave has chosen the next successor of St. Peter. What happens after the College of Cardinals elects a new pope? Quite a lot, both behind the scenes and in public. St. John Paul …
What happens after the white smoke? Choosing the Pope’s name and greeting from the balcony
The first thing the cardinal elected to be a new pope has to do is decide whether to accept the office and which name he chooses as a pontiff. Then he is congratulated by the other cardinals.
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'Habemus papum': Here's what happens immediately after a new pope is chosen
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected. So, what happens next? There have been just seven papal elections in the last 100 years, with more than a quarter-century passing between the election of P…
Here's what happens after a new pope is elected
What happens after the College of Cardinals elects a new pope? Quite a lot, both behind the scenes and in public. St. John Paul II laid out updated norms for the process in his 1996 apostolic constitution, “Universi Gregoris Dominici,” with additional modifications made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2013. Here’s a step-by-step guide for what happens after a new pope has been elected: Burning of Ballots — After the elected accepts his election — which …
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