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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the conclave. Follow here for the latest.

We still can’t see inside the Sistine Chapel, but previous conclaves have taught us that the new pope will now be putting on the special papal garbs and taking a moment in a private room to compose himself before he is introduced to the world. “Choosing a certain pope from a certain area of the world sends a certain kind of message,” Massimo Faggioli, a professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, told CNN’s “Conclave Watch” podcast. Speaking Thursday during a visit to Pompei, Cardinal Re said he hopes that when he returns to Rome this evening, he will find white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, CNN’s affiliate Sky TG24 reported.

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