CONCLAVE WATCH 2025

‘POPE LEO XIV’
Robert Francis Prevost
American, 69 years old

Daily Coverage of Conclave: DAY TWO (May 8, 2025) and Aftermath

• FIRST SMOKE STATUS: BLACK SMOKE rose at 09:50 UTC (11:50 am Rome time)
• Black Smoke: No election after morning of first full day of conclave (Vatican News)
• SECOND SMOKE STATUS: WHITE SMOKE!
• WHITE SMOKE! BELLS RINGING, CROWDS CHEERING, WAITING FOR ANNOUNCEMENT (Novus Ordo Watch)
• Habemus Papam! (Vatican News)
• ‘Pope Leo XIV’ – Cardinal Prevost is New Head of Vatican II Church (Novus Ordo Watch)
• Leo XIV is the new Pope (Vatican News)
• The Election of Pope Leo XIV (Vatican News)
• Video: ‘Habemus Papam’ Announcement (Rome Reports)
• Video: First Remarks and Blessing of ‘Pope’ Leo XIV (Rome Reports)
• The Network That Led to Pope Leo XIV’s Election (Crisis Magazine)
• Cardinals’ Voting Patterns Emerge as Leo XIV Is Welcomed as a Pope of Peace (National Catholic Register)

Daily Coverage of Conclave: DAY ONE (May 7, 2025)

• SMOKE STATUS: BLACK SMOKE rose at 19:00 UTC (9:00 pm Rome time)
• The Search for Bergoglio’s Successor – Day 1: The Conclave Begins (Novus Ordo Watch)
• Video: LIVE from the Vatican | Conclave 2025: Cardinals’ Procession, Entry and Oath in the Sistine Chapel
• Video: The FIRST Vote of the Conclave – LIVE Watch Party (Joe McClane)
• Video: LIVE from the Vatican | Waiting for the smoke / First Fumata of the Conclave (EWTN)
• Video: Conclave 2025: Cardinals take oath of secrecy and fidelity | Full video (EWTN)
• Record number of faithful fill St.