A new pope was chosen on the second day of the conclave, signaled by white smoke rising from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. He is American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, who has taken the name of Pope Leo XIV.
The new leader of the Catholic Church is expected to address the massive crowd in St. Peter’s Square within moments.
The election of the new pope comes less than three weeks after Pope Francis passed away, the day after Easter, after he was hospitalized with pneumonia.
White smoke! The 133 Cardinal electors gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected the new Pope. He will appear soon at the central window of St. Peter’s Basilica. pic.twitter.com/XejI7mY43m
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) May 8, 2025
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