In Pictures: Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff
The world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics have a new leader after white smoke was seen billowing from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel early on May 9.
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waving from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 9 Singapore time.
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost (far left), 69, who has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, on the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on May 9 Singapore time.
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Pope Leo XIV delivering the “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on May 9 Singapore time.
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Vatican staff unfolding a papal tapestry after a new pope was elected in a secretive voting process, known as a conclave, on May 9.
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French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti announcing that a new pope has been elected by the conclave at the Vatican on May 9.
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The Catholic faithful waiting near St Peter’s Square for a signal that a new pope has been elected.
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Swiss Guards marching into St Peter’s Square after white smoke rose from a chimney on the Sistine Chapel on May 9 (Singapore time), signalling the election of a new pope at the Vatican.
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People standing on rooftops at the Vatican as they wait for the announcement that a new pope has been elected.
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The faithful gathering in St Peter’s Square on the second day of the conclave in Vatican City on May 8.
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Catholics rejoicing as white smoke rises from a chimney on the Sistine Chapel on May 9 (Singapore time), signalling the election of a new pope.
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White smoke billowing from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signifying that cardinal electors have chosen a new leader for the Roman Catholic Church.
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