Vatican City, Vatican City - May 08, 2025 On May 8th, X user Fr. Tomasz Podlewski shared a striking video showing white smoke rising over the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope. “I was at St. Peter’s Square,” Fr. Podlewski stated. “My office is just 300 meters away, so as soon as the white smoke appeared over the Sistine Chapel, I ran outside.” The square and surrounding streets filled instantly as news of the momentous event spread. “I thought—I have to capture this extraordinary evening as a keepsake,” he said. Fr. Podlewski recorded over two hours of footage and condensed it into a four-minute film. “No music, no captions, no effects—just a memory,” he explained. He concluded his post with a prayer: “May Blessed Virgin Mary support Leo XIV, the Vicar of Her Son on Earth.”