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The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted in history.
Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.
We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ...
Who is the new pope of the Catholic Church? Here's what time, how to watch announcement on TV live stream now.
As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the conclave has chosen a new pope, NBC News' Anne Thompson ...
The new Pope, who has yet to be announced, was selected by a group of 133 cardinals, the highest number ever convened for a ...
What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?
After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process— takes place in the Vatican as ...
Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...
Around 6 p.m. local time in Rome, white smoke began to come from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating the conclave has chosen its 267th pope. This means at least two-thirds of the cardinals ...
A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.