Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV, cardinal Claudio Gugerotti and cardinal Dominique Mathieu attend the second session of Pope Leo’s first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. The proceedings took place behind closed doors. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. RIGHT of the pope: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. LEFT: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. LEFT: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Extraordinary Consistory - Day 2 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV have lunch with the cardinals on the second day of his first Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on January 8, 2026. LEFT: French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Over the course of two days, the Pope meets with members of the College of Cardinals in order to foster shared discernment and to offer support and counsel to the pope in carrying out his responsibility for the governance of the universal Church. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Closing of The Holy Door Of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas closes the Holy Door of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major) first event of the end of the Catholic Jubilee Year, in Rome, Italy on December 25, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV, Vatican’s Secretary of State cardinal Pietro Paroling (left of the pope) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) attend a meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps at the Cihannuma Hall of the Presidential Nation's Library in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the pope’s first Apostolic Journey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

The appeal trial concerning the management of Holy See funds over the London property deal begins at the Vatican Tribunal on September 22, 2025 at the Vatican. The initial trial ended with the conviction of ten defendants for crimes ranging from fraud to corruption, among others. The original trial opened in 2021 with its main focus on the London luxury property. Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros to cede control of it. The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving powerful Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sentenced by the Vatican City court of first instance to five years and six months in prison. At the center is the purchase of a building in a fashionable district of London, a transaction which ended in a loss of at least 139 million euro. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

The appeal trial concerning the management of Holy See funds over the London property deal begins at the Vatican Tribunal on September 22, 2025 at the Vatican. The initial trial ended with the conviction of ten defendants for crimes ranging from fraud to corruption, among others. The original trial opened in 2021 with its main focus on the London luxury property. Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros to cede control of it. The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving powerful Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sentenced by the Vatican City court of first instance to five years and six months in prison. At the center is the purchase of a building in a fashionable district of London, a transaction which ended in a loss of at least 139 million euro. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

Vatican Appeal Trial Opens Into Financial Scandal - Vatican

The appeal trial concerning the management of Holy See funds over the London property deal begins at the Vatican Tribunal on September 22, 2025 at the Vatican. The initial trial ended with the conviction of ten defendants for crimes ranging from fraud to corruption, among others. The original trial opened in 2021 with its main focus on the London luxury property. Prosecutors alleged brokers and Vatican monsignors fleeced the Holy See of tens of millions of euros in fees and commissions to acquire the property, then extorted the Holy See for 15 million euros to cede control of it. The original investigation spawned two main tangents involving powerful Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, sentenced by the Vatican City court of first instance to five years and six months in prison. At the center is the purchase of a building in a fashionable district of London, a transaction which ended in a loss of at least 139 million euro. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Have Lunch With One Hundred Poor People - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV Have Lunch With One Hundred Poor People - Castel Gandolfo

One hundred poor people, many of them homeless, are hosted by Pope Leo XIV for a private lunch at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy on August 17, 2025 following the Sunday Mass and Angelus address. Left: Cardinal Fabio Baggio. For the first time, Pope Leo XIV hosts a private lunch with people experiencing poverty at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. The initiative highlights not only material poverty but also relational, psychological, and spiritual poverty. The 100 guests had the opportunity to share their stories and hopes with the Pontiff. Photo by (EV) Galazka-Vatican Pool/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Have Lunch With One Hundred Poor People - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV Have Lunch With One Hundred Poor People - Castel Gandolfo

One hundred poor people, many of them homeless, are hosted by Pope Leo XIV for a private lunch at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy on August 17, 2025 following the Sunday Mass and Angelus address. Left: Cardinal Fabio Baggio. For the first time, Pope Leo XIV hosts a private lunch with people experiencing poverty at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. The initiative highlights not only material poverty but also relational, psychological, and spiritual poverty. The 100 guests had the opportunity to share their stories and hopes with the Pontiff. Photo by (EV) Galazka-Vatican Pool/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 1700th Anniversary Of Council Of Nicaea - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 1700th Anniversary Of Council Of Nicaea - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, during a meeting with participants in the Symposium ‘Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity’ in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican on June 7, 2025. Pope Leo XIV highlighted the many aspects that unite Christians, as the Church celebrates the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. In 2025, the Catholic Church is commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, convened in 325 AD by Emperor Constantine I in the city of Nicaea. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 1700th Anniversary Of Council Of Nicaea - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Celebrates 1700th Anniversary Of Council Of Nicaea - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV and cardinal Kurt Koch (L) president of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, meet with participants in the Symposium ‘Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity’ in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican on June 7, 2025. Pope Leo XIV highlighted the many aspects that unite Christians, as the Church celebrates the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. In 2025, the Catholic Church is commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea (Nicee), convened in 325 AD by Emperor Constantine I in the city of Nicaea. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (C), walks the streets of Vatican City with Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-Sik (R) and Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (L). Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. Moderate and close to Pope Francis, who spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the papal name of Leo XIV. Vatican on May 10, 2025. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (C), walks the streets of Vatican City with Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-Sik (R) and Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (L). Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. Moderate and close to Pope Francis, who spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the papal name of Leo XIV. Vatican on May 10, 2025. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (R), walks the streets of Vatican City with Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-Sik (R). Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. Moderate and close to Pope Francis, who spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the papal name of Leo XIV. Vatican on May 10, 2025. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (C), walks the streets of Vatican City with Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-Sik (R) and Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (L). Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. Moderate and close to Pope Francis, who spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the papal name of Leo XIV. Vatican on May 10, 2025. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (C), walks the streets of Vatican City with Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-Sik (R) and Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (L). Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. Moderate and close to Pope Francis, who spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the papal name of Leo XIV. Vatican on May 10, 2025. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Pope Leon XIV Takes First Walk in Vatican

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (R), walks the streets of Vatican City with Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-Sik (R). Robert Francis Prevost was elected Thursday the first pope from the United States, the Vatican announced. Moderate and close to Pope Francis, who spent years as a missionary in Peru, he becomes the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, taking the papal name of Leo XIV. Vatican on May 10, 2025. Photo by Salvatore Laporta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vatican: Newly Elected Pope Leo XIV Makes First Appearance After Conclave 2

On Thursday, May 8, 133 cardinals from around the world elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV at the Sistine Chapel during the Conclave, making him the first US-born Pope in the Roman Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. This video shows the first appearance of Pope Leo XIV on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Right: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Conclave Day 2 - Black Smoke - Vatican

Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at 11:50 on May 8, 2025 signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave - and the third ballot overall - was inconclusive. Left: The statue of Saint Paul. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black smoke is coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the conclave on May 7, 2025 at the Vatican. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel beginning the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black smoke is coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the conclave on May 7, 2025 at the Vatican. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel beginning the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black smoke is coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the conclave on May 7, 2025 at the Vatican. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel beginning the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black smoke is coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the conclave on May 7, 2025 at the Vatican. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel beginning the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black Smoke - Conclave To Elect New Pope - Day 1 - Vatican

Black smoke is coming from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the conclave on May 7, 2025 at the Vatican. The 133 cardinal-electors have entered the Sistine Chapel beginning the conclave that will elect the next and 267th pope. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM