The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out and the crowd outside cheered as white smoke emerged from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel at 3:47 pm, Rome time, signaling the successful election of a new pope.
The announcement ends days of anticipation following the death of Pope Francis.
The smoke indicates the 115 cardinal-electors reached a two-thirds majority vote. The traditional smoke signal is produced by burning the ballots with a chemical additive, marked the culmination of a secretive process steeped in centuries of tradition. Black smoke indicated earlier that a vote had failed to reach that majority.
The identity of the new pontiff remains unknown at this writing, but this article will be updated as we learn who will lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
The radical Islamists of the world will try very hard to assassinate this American Pope. I hope the Swiss Guard is up to the challenge.
Well, we know now. I would be interested in Mr. Bird’s opinion on this revelation.
Stand by because he is working on it right now. – sd
Well, there you have it: Pope Leo XIV and the movement of the Holy Spirit!
A quick search of the new pope’s Twitter history shows his interest in open borders and amnesty for illegals. He should have chosen the name Francis II
1.4 Billion Catholics, that’s a lot of poverty.
Chicago White Sox fan!
Hopefully he can help them out (worst team in baseball, 2 years in a row)
God Bless You Pope Leo