By AC Wilmer
Catholic News Service
Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 12:11 pm
White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today at 6:09 p.m. Rome time, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a new pope. Of the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Vatican since May 7, one has now been elected as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Featured image: A crowd gathers on the afternoon of May 8, 2025, on St. Peter’s Square, hoping to catch a glimpse of smoke rising from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel. | Peter Gagnon / EWTN
