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New Pope chosen as white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel's chimney
short by Ashley Paul / on Thursday, 8 May, 2025
A new Pope has been chosen by 133 cardinals who went into conclave on Wednesday. This comes after white smoke was seen rising from chimney of Sistine Chapel at St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, indicating they had reached the required two-thirds majority. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.
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