White smoke went up: the Vatican elected a new pope

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. The conclave chose the new 267th pope. His name will be called later.

"The white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel has just announced to all believers and to the whole world the election of the new Bishop of Rome and successor of the Apostle Peter. But no one knows his name yet, except a select few," the Vatican website reports.

They noted that a few minutes ago one of the cardinals received the necessary number of votes, and from a canonical point of view, the election of the pope took place.

"According to the apostolic constitution of Universi Dominici Gregis, the conclave ended at the very moment when the new pope gave his consent — "unless he himself orders otherwise," explained in The Vatican.

Next, Dad will come out of He will go to the Sistine Chapel and go to the sacristy, called the "weeping room". After dressing, Dad will return to The Sistine Chapel and will sit on the throne: a brief ceremony will take place.

"And only after that, the Cardinal-protodeacon (Dominic Mamberti) will appear on the Loggia of Blessings and announce to the people the accomplished election of the pope, and also announce his name with the famous formula Annuntio vobis gaufium magnum: habemus Papam!", — added in The Vatican.

As EADaily reported , on the second day of the conclave in In the Sistine Chapel On May 8, the hierarchs of the Catholic Church also could not decide on the next pope, and after the first vote from the trumpet in The Sistine Chapel went black smoke.

133 cardinals participated in the voting. They are choosing a new pope after Pope Francis passed away in April. He was 88 years old.

Politico reported, citing sources, that the confrontation between supporters of the liberal line of Francis and conservatives intensified at the conclave.

The beginning of the conclave "marked the dramatic culmination of a week of bickering between the clergy, intrigues and outright scandal," the newspaper writes. According to him, there is growing support for the "successor" candidate who will continue Francis' policy.