Papal Conclave Drama: From Black Smoke to New Pope Announced
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:21 pm
A dramatic conclave unfolded at the Vatican as cardinals oscillated between black and white smoke, signaling a rocky vote that initially yielded failure before culminating in a new pope’s election. The centuries‐old ritual once again captivated a world on tenterhooks.
The moment the white smoke appeared above the Sistine Chapel, I immediately turned on my television, because I wanted to see who the new pope would be, and then hopped on social media, because I knew that the internet could tell me more about the new pope faster than television could. That, and the…
The Oscar-winning film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini and offers a fictionalized, high-stakes look at what happens behind the Vatican's closed doors.
Have you heard the news? There’s a new Pope. Pope Leo XIV to be precise, aka Robert Francis Prevost. He was born in Chicago. Graduated a Villanova wildcat. Now he’s the first American Pope, which was such an honor to realize. Catholics make up less than 20 percent of the global population, but…
American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost named pope, chooses name Pope Leo XIV Semafor
Trump says he looks forward to meeting with Pope Leo, an American Reuters
Trump Hails the Election of First US Pope as a ‘Great Honor’ Bloomberg.com
Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American pope in history, has been elected.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Elected as First American Pope in History Bloomberg.com
It's not yet known which Cardinal has been chosen, or what his name will be.
New Pope Chosen With Plume of White Smoke From Vatican Roof Bloomberg.com
New Pope Elected As White Smoke Billows From Vatican We have a new pope, folks. White smoke puffed from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, indicating that 133 cardinals who have been sequestered for two days have elected a new pope to lead the world's 1.4 billion Roman…
Robert Prevost becomes first American pope Financial Times
Black Smoke All Over By Michael Every of Rabobank We got black smoke from the Vatican and the Fed yesterday showing no new Pope and no rate cut. Yet in both cases, smoke doesn’t come without fire. *CARDINALS FAIL TO ELECT POPE, BLACK SMOKE RISES OVER VATICAN Black smoke also rising…
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