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Who is the new pope? American Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV
After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new ...
This conclave to choose a new pope was short — but not the shortest ever
The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...
New pope chosen: Is this the shortest conclave? What to know about election, white smoke
This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...
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 ...
Live Updates: Black Smoke Signals That Cardinals Still Haven’t Chosen a Pope
Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...
Analyst says Latin Americans gave important boost to Cardinal Prevost’s chances in Conclave
One analyst said of the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as new pope that Latin Americans gave an important boost to his ...
Philadelphia students elect new pope during mock papal conclave as Pope Leo XIV is introduced
While cardinals were electing Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, a group of Philadelphia students were selecting a pontiff of ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost selected as first US pope. What we know about Pope Leo XIV
In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has in the past, the new pope was chosen in the third round ...
Cardinals hold fourth new pope vote as crowds watch for smoke
The next vote will take place at about 17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke ...