Vatican Holds Conclave To Elect New Pope

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8 May 2025

Faithful run to reach the churchyard of St. Peter on the second day of the conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025.

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8 May 2025

Black smoke emerges from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new Pope is not yet elected by the Conclave at the Vatican on May 8, 2025.

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8 May 2025

Nuns gather in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the Conclave in Vatican City, Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Cardinals of the Catholic Church descend on Vatican City to commence the papal conclave, the secretive voting process held in the Sistine Chapel that requires a two-thirds majority to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church. The election follows the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88.

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8 May 2025

Nuns gather in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the Conclave in Vatican City, Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Cardinals of the Catholic Church descend on Vatican City to commence the papal conclave, the secretive voting process held in the Sistine Chapel that requires a two-thirds majority to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church. The election follows the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88.

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8 May 2025

Priests gather in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the Conclave in Vatican City, Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Cardinals of the Catholic Church descend on Vatican City to commence the papal conclave, the secretive voting process held in the Sistine Chapel that requires a two-thirds majority to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church. The election follows the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88.

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8 May 2025

People gather in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the Conclave in Vatican City, Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Cardinals of the Catholic Church descend on Vatican City to commence the papal conclave, the secretive voting process held in the Sistine Chapel that requires a two-thirds majority to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church. The election follows the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88.

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8 May 2025

Faithful wearing white and yellow shirts, the colors of the Vatican, gather in St. Peter's Square during the second day of the Conclave in Vatican City, Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Cardinals of the Catholic Church descend on Vatican City to commence the papal conclave, the secretive voting process held in the Sistine Chapel that requires a two-thirds majority to elect the new leader of the Catholic Church. The election follows the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at the age of 88.