Europe EditionCardinals elect new Pope as white smoke rises from Vatican
- Cardinals elected Robert Prevost as the 267th pope on Thursday, with white smoke appearing at the Vatican around 6 p.m. Local time.
- The conclave, held over two days with 133 cardinals voting, chose Prevost after the fourth ballot amid a diverse voting bloc from 71 countries.
- Prevost, 69, a Chicago native and Peruvian citizen, led the powerful office vetting bishop nominations and was twice prior general of the Augustinian order.
- The senior cardinal announced Prevost as Pope Leo XIV after he received at least 89 votes and emerged to greet thousands in St. Peter's Square.
- Prevost inherits leadership of the Catholic Church amidst complex global issues and a divided church legacy left by Pope Francis, including abuse scandals and geopolitical tensions.
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A Utah Catholic commentator’s wishes for the new pope
Instead of tuning into Instagram, TikTok or YouTube for the past few days, millions (and maybe billions) of world citizens have been squinting at their cellphones trying to detect whether a makeshift metal chimney jutting from a 500-year-old chapel in Rome breathed out white or black smoke.
White smoke brings the memes: The best left by the conclave and the ‘Habemus papam’
Habemus papam! On the day when the Conclave began for the election of the new pope of the Catholic Church, after the death of Francis by a stroke, the new high pontiff was chosen. It was at 10:08 a.m. this Thursday, May 8, when white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang to announce that a new leader of the Catholic Church is already being held. The 133 cardinals who met in the Conclave finally elected t…
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