{"id":141439,"date":"2025-05-08T16:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/cardinals-elect-new-pope-to-lead-catholic-church\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:50:38","slug":"cardinals-elect-new-pope-to-lead-catholic-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/cardinals-elect-new-pope-to-lead-catholic-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals Elect New Pope to Lead Catholic Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Catholic Church<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">White Smoke, Ringing Bells<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">&#8230; We Have a New Pope!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-08T09:26:43-07:00\">May 8, 2025 9:26 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-6cbbeacb9069a538258ee32bc54e5158\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c0ba476e-6fa7-4e9b-9abb-57ab02dcf0b3-801118632-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c0ba476e-6fa7-4e9b-9abb-57ab02dcf0b3-801118632-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/23\/16by9\/2025\/05\/08\/23494b20bc5d4ddcb18682c702bb81b2_md.jpg\" alt=\"conclave-white-smoke-kal-05-08-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">CNN<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6cbbeacb9069a538258ee32bc54e5158--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-64af62d9641d5c8225982f4efca812e6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>White smoke is pouring out the chimney of the Sistine Chapel &#8230; so, the world formally has a brand new pope.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-64af62d9641d5c8225982f4efca812e6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-581419ccaccefa8f068ed0e06a61b142\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The smoke started popping out simply moments in the past &#8230; and, the bells of the chapel have been rung &#8212; two of the most important indicators that leaders within the Catholic Church have chosen a brand new pope.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-581419ccaccefa8f068ed0e06a61b142--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-40383bfbedbe0fff7274b35dd416ba71\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250508_1737a53103f94b8bb8a946e2e8bdd915\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ae65127c-4b68-4aa8-bf68-e171b6395aac\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/17\/4by3\/2025\/05\/08\/1737a53103f94b8bb8a946e2e8bdd915_md.jpg\" alt=\"sistine chapel getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-40383bfbedbe0fff7274b35dd416ba71--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-040fb52bc3493c4ee3fcd5b1acf12842\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We do not know who it&#8217;s but &#8230; however, <strong>Dominique Mamberti<\/strong> &#8212; the senior cardinal deacon &#8212; who ought to seem on St. Peter&#8217;s Balcony to say &#8220;Habemus Papam&#8221; or &#8220;We have a pope&#8221; in Latin.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-040fb52bc3493c4ee3fcd5b1acf12842--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9b725095feee4f6e6f61ac17937ea240\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This ends a two-day conclave &#8212; although it is unclear proper now what number of rounds of voting it took to return to some consensus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9b725095feee4f6e6f61ac17937ea240--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-06ed9a5f14d7a79da727aa5456465a2d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06ed9a5f14d7a79da727aa5456465a2d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c126429dbd2b06d0139fbd18a8e11325\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you already know &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pope-francis-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pope Francis<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/21\/pope-francis-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>passing<\/strong><\/a> final month opened the door for a brand new pope &#8212; and, quite a few clerics rushed to Vatican City to pick out a brand new lead of the church.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c126429dbd2b06d0139fbd18a8e11325--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16fd8df4a3a91a193b1e95c939bda3c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Some of the youthful members of the church hadn&#8217;t been via a conclave earlier than &#8230; and, many reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/07\/cardinals-watch-conclave-movie-before-real-ceremony-to-pick-pope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>sat to look at the flick &#8220;Conclave&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> to get some pointers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ralph-fiennes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ralph Fiennes<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Stanley Tucci <\/strong>and firm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16fd8df4a3a91a193b1e95c939bda3c2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b911a7d45fc36de827f2bbf7339f6df7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b911a7d45fc36de827f2bbf7339f6df7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3f1ab4776f05e849cddb4593c4453c85\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The announcement ought to be made quickly &#8212; so, keep tuned to TMZ to be taught who the following pope goes to be.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3f1ab4776f05e849cddb4593c4453c85--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Catholic Church White Smoke, Ringing Bells &#8230; We Have a New Pope!!! 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