The Catholic Church got a new pope, Pope Leo XIV - who was elected by the cardinals of the church, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
The news of a new Pope, which was announced by the emergence of white smoke from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, came as a surprise, as many were expecting a longer conclave.
More surprising was the announcement of United States-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new Pope because he was not widely regarded as a favourite to succeed the late Pope Francis.
Here is a sequence of events on the 2nd day of the Conclave, during which Pope Leo XIV was elected.
