The Catholic cardinals meeting for the conclave are locked in the Sistine Chapel for a second day, as the world watches for white smoke from the chimney. That signal will mean a new pope has been selected.
Leo XIV prays at the tomb of Pope Francis two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and hours after vowing to humbly follow in his predecessor's footsteps. The surprise visit to..
White smoke over the Vatican signaled a historic moment: Robert Prevost, a cardinal from Chicago, has been elected the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Now known as Pope Leo..
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost first American-born pope is chosen and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. After the second day of the conclave white smoke emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel..
Cardinals react from a balcony of the St Peter's Basilica, as the new pope makes his first appearance after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on... Upworthy Also reported by •Zee News
Thursday, 8 May 2025 ()
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