This traditional signal indicates a successful vote, where a candidate secured the required two-thirds majorityâ€"out of the 133 voting cardinalsâ€"during the conclave.
Joyful cheers erupted from the crowds filling St. Peter's Square as the white smoke, a sign of a successful vote, appeared.
The identity of the new Pope will be revealed in the traditional ceremony from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, when a senior cardinal announces "Habemus papam!"â€""We have a pope!"
Following this announcement, the cardinal will share the newly elected Pope's birth name in Latin and the papal name he has chosen.
The new Pope is then expected to make his first public appearance on the balcony, delivering his blessing to the faithful below.
Théophile Niyitegeka
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