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Vatican: White Smoke Rises From Sistine Chapel as New Pope Elected

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On Thursday, May 8, 133 cardinals from around the world elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV at the Sistine Chapel during the Conclave, making him the first US-born Pope in the Roman Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.

This video shows white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel to announce that the new Pope was elected.



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Video Location: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
Video Recording Date/Time: May 8, 2025
Country: Vatican City

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