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Irish Daily Star
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Daily Star
White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel signaling Papal Conclave has elected a new pope
The College of Cardinals in Rome has officially elected a new pope , sending white smoke billowing as worshippers gather to witness the historic moment. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The crowd in St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers. Minutes later, the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica began tolling, letting the public know a new Pope will be announced soon. The new Pope will be announced by the most senior cardinal in the Order of Deacons. This will be Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, a 73-year-old Frenchman born in Morocco. He will announce the new pope with the solemn Latin phrase 'Habemus papam!' ('We have a pope!) - unless Mamberti was chosen as pope. Then the announcement would fall to Italian Cardinal Mario Zenari, currently the Vatican ambassador to Syria. Read More Related Articles Melania Trump savors sweet revenge after digging up historic White House garden Read More Related Articles Trump's bumbling response to simple question sparks worries of cognitive decline White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as a new Pope is chosen (Image: AP) Once a new Pope has been elected, he will be led to the "Room of Tears," a small room next to the Sistine Chapel where he dons the white papal vestments for the first time. Then, he chooses a name and receives the obedience of the Cardinals. The senior Cardinal Deacon announces the name of the new Pope, who then gives his blessing to the people, the city, the Church, and the world. Cardinals have gathered from all around the world (Image: VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Imag) Of the 133 cardinals expected to vote at the conclave, 108 were appointed by Francis. They could feel loyalty to continue his legacy — even though the late pontiff didn't choose cardinals based on ideology, but rather for their pastoral priorities and geographical diversity. As the rituals began inside the Vatican days ago, the scene was festive in St. Peter's Square. Thousands of people flocked to the piazza to watch the proceedings on giant video screens, applauding when the Sistine Chapel's doors slammed shut and the voting began. Moments after white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel, the bells began tolling in Barcelona's towering Sagrada Familia basilica and the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, across from the royal palace. The last two popes were elected within two days (Image: AP) Yesterday, the devout waited for hours, watching screens that showed just a skinny chimney and occasional seagull. After the vote dragged on to dinnertime, some left in frustration, but those who stayed cheered when the smoke finally billowed out. Many visitors to Rome were happy about the timing of their trip to Italy. 'Being here during this conclave is a miracle,' said Linda Perotti from Colorado. 'I truly believe that the pope that they vote in will be a healer, will bring unity to this world,' she added. Now that the signature white smoke has been released, there is incredible excitement — the crowd is roaring, and some are shouting 'hallelujah!' All eyes are now on the red-draped balcony. That's where a cardinal will soon emerge to 'to proclaim a new pope to Rome and to the world.'
Euronews
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Who is the cardinal who will announce the new pope?
Unknown to most, but a leading figure in Vatican diplomacy, Dominique Mamberti is the Cardinal Protodeacon will soon have the task of shouting "Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus Papam!" — I announce a great joy: we have the Pope! He will be the first to speak from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to announce the identity of the new pontiff to the world. He is not excluded from the possibility of becoming Pope himself — in which case his role will be played by another cardinal deacon elector — but his name has not been circulated as a contender leading up to the conclave that will chose Pope Francis' successor. Mamberti obtained the office of cardinal protodeacon in October 2024, having become the most senior cardinal belonging to the Order of Deacons, one of the three orders that make up the College of Cardinals together with the Order of Presbyters and the Order of Bishops. Before him, the Frenchman Jean-Louis Tauran served as protodeacon for Pope Benedict XVI, and the Chilean Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez for Pope Francis. Announcing John Paul I and John Paul II, both in 1978, was Italian Cardinal Pericle Felici. Mamberti was born on 7 March 1952 in the archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco, but grew up on the French island of Corsica, where he moved with his parents at a very young age. After studying law in Strasbourg and Paris, Mamberti graduated in Canon Law at the Gregorian University in Rome. In 2002, he was appointed titular archbishop of Sagona, Corsica, then apostolic nuncio in Sudan and apostolic delegate in Somalia. In 2004, he also took up the post of apostolic nuncio to Eritrea. In 2004 he was called by Pope Benedict XVI to the secretariat of state as secretary for relations with states representing the Holy See in international affairs, a post he held for eight years before being moved by Pope Francis to the Vatican judiciary in 2014. He was appointed cardinal the following year. Pope Francis also appointed him Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, one of the Holy See's three main judicial bodies. Mamberti is considered one of the Vatican's experts in international politics. As a diplomat of the Holy See, he has worked at the UN in New York and in Algeria, Chile, in Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. He has also dealt with countries in the Middle East. On behalf of the Holy See, he made numerous trips and signed several bilateral agreements, including the agreement with Cape Verde on the legal status of the Catholic Church in the African country in 2013 and the one with Serbia on collaboration in higher education in 2014. His appointment as prefect was seen by some as a move to strengthen papal control over the Vatican judiciary, especially after the removal of his predecessor, Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was known for his conservative views. Mamberti is in favour of protecting religious freedom, human rights and fundamental freedoms. He has also often condemned the growing secularism of the church. In an interview with Vatican Radio in 2013, he said he supported the legitimacy of a "conscience clause" for Christian employers who refused services to homosexuals. His words drew criticism from LGBT+ associations, which interpreted them as legitimising discrimination. However, according documents quoted by the newspaper L'Espresso in 2011 regarding a meeting with the bishops of Uganda in 2009, Mamberti took a different line on the country's proposed law imposing harsh penalties for homosexual behaviour, including the death penalty. The then-secretary for relations with states reportedly condemned the proposal, saying the issue of sexual orientation should have fallen "within the moral sphere and not the penal sphere". The full statements were not made public by the Holy See, and there was no official clarification. Radio Schuman spoke with VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) rector Jan Danckaert about the fallout of what has been described as a US "attack on science", the incentive to help scientists relocate to Brussels, and how this could spur mass migration of great thinkers to Europe. Several weeks after Donald Trump's inauguration, the university announced it would be welcoming US academics threatened by his policies. Within weeks, it received dozens of emails from worried academics. We will also look at the informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers - the so-called Gymnich - in Warsaw, which is entering its second day today. And finally, as outer space is becoming increasingly crowded, experts are sounding the alarm bell about the heightened risk of pieces of rocket and satellite re-entering Earth's atmosphere. This episode of Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Lauren Walker, with journalist Maïa de la Baume. Audio editing by Johan Breton. Music by Alexandre Jas.
