White smoke signals new pope elected: AFP

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Published On: 08 May 2025, 22:29

VATICAN CITY, May  8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - White smoke billowed from thechimney atop the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that the 133cardinals inside have elected a new pope.

They picked a successor to Pope Francis on the second day of voting, butthe world's 1.4 billion Catholics will have to wait for the officialannouncement from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica to learn who he is.

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