A new pope has been selected after just 24 hours of deliberation πŸ‘€

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Harris Rigby

May 8, 2025

The white smoke is billowing out of the Sistine Chapel and the bells are ringing.

The Catholics have got themselves a new pope.

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On Thursday morning, the cardinals resumed the process for Day 2 and, yet again, before lunch time in Rome, black smoke signaled no decisive outcome from the morning's round of two votes.

In recent history, conclaves have tended to only last a couple of days.

Some past conclaves, however, dragged on much longer. The longest one ever, in the 13th century, took almost three years to choose Pope Gregory X.

The shortest conclave on record, in 1503, took just 10 hours to choose Pope Pius III.

How long was the conclave that elected Pope Francis?

The conclave that elected Pope Francis began on March 12, 2013, and he was announced as pope the next day, after five ballots.

The conclave that elected his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, began on April 18, 2005. Benedict was announced as pope the next day after four ballots.

We don't have any word from the church yet on who has been selected, but we will keep you in the loop.


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