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From left to right: Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Mario Zenari (Syria), Cardinal Dominique Mathieu (Iran), Cardinal Louis Sako (Iraq), Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (Jerusalem), and Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero (Morocco).

Who are the Middle Eastern cardinals participating in the conclave?

May 8, 2025

By Souheil Lawand

This paradigm shift reflects the profound transformation within the Catholic Church as it increasingly emphasizes broader representation from the global... Read more

Black smoke billows from the chimney at 11:53 a.m. local time over St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025.

White or black: How the conclave smoke gets made

May 8, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Where does the smoke come from and how are the two colors — black and white — produced? Read more

White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013, signaling that the College of Cardinals has elected a new pope.

The history behind ‘habemus papam’ and the white smoke that announces a new pope

May 6, 2025

By Julieta Villar, Zoe Romanowsky

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the... Read more

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