Watch: From white smoke to balcony speech, how the new pontiff was unveiled
Robert Prevost becomes the first American to be elected pope, following a two-day conclave in Vatican City.
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White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel as new pope is elected
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White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, signalling the election of a new pope as crowds in St. Pet
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White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope
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Bells of St Peter’s ring out and thousands of pilgrims and tourists applaud in Vatican City
Thick white smoke billowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling to the world th…
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Inside the Vatican City guesthouse where cardinals live as they elect a new Pope - with homemade food and top security... but no mini bar
Almost all of the 133 cardinals choosing the next pope are staying at the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse, which enjoyed a spruce up in the days before the conclave began.
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Black smoke emerges as cardinals fail to elect new pope in first ballot
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City's St Peter's Square as cardinals voted in first ballot.
The vital role women play in the conclave process
The Catholic church continues to be male dominated but the conclave getting underway this week would struggle to happen without the nuns in Vatican City.
Cardinals attend mass before conclave to choose new pope
Cardinals gathered in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City for a mass, just hours before the conclave to elect a new pope
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Conclave explained: How is the next pope chosen?
The papal conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor begins Wednesday in Vatican City.
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Cardinals come together before the conclave: Senior members of the church start arriving at in Rome as they prepare to elect new Pope
The eyes of 1.4 billion Catholics are fixed on the Vatican City today as 132 cardinals started arriving in Rome as they prepare to elect a new Pope.
Vatican to cut phone signal during conclave to elect new pope
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Transmission will be deactivated from 3:00pm (1300 GMT) on 7 May and restored after announcement of new pontiff
The Vatican has announced that it will cut the phone signal within the tiny city state …