By CNA Staff
CNA Newsroom, May 7, 2025 / 15:08 pm
Follow here for live coverage as the conclave unfolds: updates, insights, and key moments in the election of the 266th successor to St. Peter and 267th leader of the Catholic Church.
Black smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the College of Cardinals has not yet elected a successor to Pope Francis.
The gathered crowd in St. Peter’s Square let out a collective sigh as the dark plume became visible. This marks the first round of voting without the required two-thirds majority needed to elect the 267th leader of the Catholic Church.