VATICAN CITY — White smoke has risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the 267th pope in history and will take the name Pope Leo XIV, succeeding the late Pope Francis, who passed away on…
Vatican City, St. Peter’s Square – Cheers erupted from the thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the College of Cardinals has elected a new pope. After days of prayer, deliberation, and secret ballots, the world now awaits the traditional announcement:“Habemus Papam!” —…
Vatican City — Black smoke billowed once again from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet reached a decision in the ongoing papal conclave. As thousands of faithful and curious onlookers watched from St. Peter’s Square, the dark plume confirmed that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority vote…