WATCH THE VIDEO HERE A white smoke was seen from the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican City on Thursday evening, signalling the election of a new pope for the Catholic Church. This is coming a few days after the previous occupier of the position, Pope Francis, was laid to rest after he died on Easter Monday of 2025 at the age of 88 after an illness. At the moment, the name of the new pope has not been announced. This would be done later by Cardinal Dominique Mamberti from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. About 133 Cardinals partook in the process of electing a new pope, the largest in history, with 103 of them doing this for the first time. On Wednesday, the Conclave could not finalise the election of a new pope, with a black smoke emanating from the the Sistine Chapel. Details later…
JUST IN: Conclave Elects New Pope as White Smokes Emerges at Vatican
