White Smoke Over Sistine Chapel As New Pope Chosen

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

The sanction of nan pope has yet to beryllium announced by nan papal conclave, who met for nan first time connected Wednesday to deliberate connected who would return up nan spot arsenic leader of nan Catholic Church. 

White fume rises from nan chimney of nan Sistine Chapel successful nan Vatican, 13 March 2013. White fume indicated that a caller Pope has been elected.  (Michael Kappeler/picture confederation via Getty Images)

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

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

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

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

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In caller years, nan conclave has still been considered comparatively speedy successful their determination arsenic they reached a conclusion connected nan papacy successful conscionable a matter of days. 

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

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

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

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Once nan individual, who is traditionally selected from nan College of Cardinals, is chosen arsenic nan adjacent pope, he must judge nan domiciled pinch nan Dean of nan College.

He will past beryllium asked by what sanction he would for illustration to beryllium called, and nan conclave past concludes. 

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