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White Smoke Confirms New Pope Elected in 2025 Conclave

The College of Cardinals reached a swift decision on May 8, signaling the election of Pope Francis’s successor through the ancient smoke ritual.

Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes First American Pope as Leo XIV

White Smoke Signals Election of New Pope in Quickest Conclave in a Century

Cardinals Begin Conclave to Elect the 267th Pope in Vatican City

Cardinals Finalize Preparations for Historic Papal Conclave

Preparations Finalized for Papal Conclave to Elect Pope Francis’s Successor

Cardinals Finalize Preparations for Historic Papal Conclave

Vatican Conclave Set to Begin May 7 with Cardinal Parolin as Leading Candidate

Cardinal Becciu Withdraws from Papal Conclave Following Francis's Final Request

Vatican Finalizes May 7 Start for Papal Election Conclave

Vatican Confirms May 7 Start for Papal Conclave

Pope Francis Honored in Historic Funeral at St. Peter's Square

Pope Francis's Coffin Sealed as Rome Prepares for Funeral and Global Mourning

Cardinals Begin Preparations for Pope Francis’s Funeral and Conclave

Pope Francis Dies at 88, Marking the End of a Transformative Papacy