Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.

How Pope Leo XIV became the conclave’s stealth candidate. Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, ...

How Pope Leo XIV became the conclave’s stealth candidate. Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate than many ...

The Papal Conclave Revealed One Candidate For Pope Resembled A Character From The Sopranos, And Of Course, The Internet Has Jokes. News. By Mick Joest published 9 May 2025 I can see it.

In Conclave, it falls to Ralph Fiennes’s Cardinal Lawrence, the dean of the College of Cardinals, to preside over the proceedings.But our real-life dean, 91-year-old Giovanni Battista Re, is too ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption ...

The conclave concludes once one candidate receives a two-thirds majority vote. Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, May 7, signaling no pope had been elected.

The conclave concludes once one candidate receives a two-thirds majority vote. Pope Francis was elected after five rounds of voting over the course of two days.

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal name is Pope Leo XIV. Here's a full recap of what happened.

The papal conclave begins on May 7. The process of choosing a new pope will take place at the Sistine Chapel. Once a new pope is chosen, white smoke will billow from a chimney over the Sistine Chapel.

At age 60, however, Barron said Pizzaballa is on the younger side of the papabile spectrum, so “next time around he might be a better candidate.” Cardinal Robert Prevost ...