White smoke over Sistine Chapel as new pope chosen

White fume was witnessed emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel connected Thursday, successful a nonstop awesome that a caller pope has already been elected. 

The sanction of the pope has yet to beryllium announced by the papal conclave, who met for the archetypal time connected Wednesday to deliberate connected who would instrumentality up the spot arsenic person of the Catholic Church. 

White fume billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elite a caller pope, astatine the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

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Only one vote was intended to beryllium held connected the archetypal time of the conclave’s gathering, portion arsenic galore arsenic 4 votes could beryllium held successful the pursuing days, with 2 ballots collected successful the greeting followed by up to 2 successful the afternoon.

The Thursday announcement means the beatified assemblage concluded their voting connected the 2nd day; some Pope Francis and Pope Benedict were elected connected the 2nd time of the Conclave.

The past clip a conclave agreed connected a pope connected the archetypal day, conscionable hours aft convening, was successful 1503 with the predetermination of Pope Julius II, according to the Associated Press. 

Cardinals be the Holy Mass, celebrated for the predetermination of the caller pope, presided implicit by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, successful St. Peter’s Basilica, astatine the Vatican, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

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In caller years, the conclave has inactive been considered comparatively speedy successful their determination arsenic they reached a decision connected the papacy successful conscionable a substance of days. 

Pope Francis was elected successful 2013 connected the 5th ballot, portion Pope Benedict XVI won successful 2005 connected the 4th ballot, and Pope Pius XII, elected successful 1939 won connected the 3rd ballot. 

A pope is decided aft a antheral receives a two-thirds bulk by the voting body, which comprises eligible voters successful the College of Cardinals who are nether the property of 80 astatine the clip of the pope's passing.

Of the 252 members of the body, 133 of the cardinals voted.

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Once the individual, who is traditionally selected from the College of Cardinals, is chosen arsenic the adjacent pope, helium indispensable judge the relation with the Dean of the College.

He volition past beryllium asked by what sanction helium would similar to beryllium called, and the conclave past concludes. 

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