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White smoke emerges and cheers erupt at the Vatican as a new pope is elected
Watch live to see the moment the new pope is revealed - he's expected to step out onto the balcony overlooking St Peter's ...
In photos: Nuns from across the world gather on Vatican streets to witness history
Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers, were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...
Video shows white smoke emerging from Sistine Chapel as Vatican roars with cheers: Watch
A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.
New Pope Robert Prevost, to be known as Pope Leo, speaks from Vatican balcony
Robert Prevost will be known as Pope Leo. A papal tapestry is unfurled and draped over the edge of the balcony as cardinals ...
2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
Black Smoke Rises Over the Vatican as Conclave Begins Voting for New Pope
Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...
What's in a name? Pope Leo XIV's choice signals a commitment to social justice
Pope Leo XIV’s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...
2025 papal conclave begins at Vatican, with black smoke indicating no new pope chosen in first vote
The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...