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After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel ...
White smoke billowed over the Vatican on Thursday to signal a cardinal has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.
In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...
The 133 cardinal electors who gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8, elected a new popeThe new head of ...
Who is the new pope? And when is the name revealed? Here's what we know after white smoke emerges over the Vatican.
Day one of the papal conclave ended without the naming of a new pope, as black smoke was seen billowing from the chimney at ...
The Catholic Church has entered a new era. On May 8, 2025, at exactly 6:08 PM local time, white smoke rose from the chimney ...
How does the Vatican make white smoke? - The outcome of the secretive papal election is announced through smoke, but how do ...
This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...
The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful ...
Pope Leo XIV appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war", in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter's ...