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White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope

Bells of St Peter’s ring out and thousands of pilgrims and tourists applaud in Vatican CityConclave live: cardinals elect new popeThick white smoke has billowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, signalling to the world that the Roman Catholic church has a new pope.The smoke was met with loud applause from the thousands of pilgrims and tourists waiting in St Peter’s Square on Thursday. It means that one of the 133 cardinals inside the chapel has obtained the two-thirds majority required to win the conclave, the secretive centuries-old ritual of electing a new pontiff. Continue reading...

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