The conclave of 133 cardinals representing 70 countries elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as new pontiff on Thursday, after deliberating on who would be the new leader of the Catholic Church for less than a day.
The new pope has chosen Leo XIV as his name.
With black smoke appearing around noon on Thursday, the wait for the new pontiff continued. After a midday lunch break, the cardinals were to hold two more rounds of voting, but the first vote resulted in a yes.
The most geographically diverse College of Cardinals in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history has followed centuries-old rituals inside the Sistine Chapel to decide who will lead the 1.4 billion faithful.
In the past century, choosing a pontiff has taken between three and eight ballots.
Revisit our liveblog for updates, analysis, and insights from Euronews journalists across Europe as the second day of the conclave unfolded, culminating in the election of the new pope.
