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The Guardian
08-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
World Reacts to the New Pope
Crowds wait for the announcement of Pope Leo XIV's election, in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Thursday. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP White smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine chapel signaling that cardinals have elected a new pope during their conclave. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images Prelates celebrate on St Peter's Square. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images A woman reacts after white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images The faithful celebrate at the Vatican. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP People pray during midday services at St Matthew's cathedral in Washington on Thursday. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP A woman reacts to the election of Pope Leo XIV at La Soledad church in San José, Costa Rica. Photograph: Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images A nun in St Peter's Square. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images St Peter's Square as the cardinals signal they have elected a new pope. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images A portrait of the late Pope Francis at St Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Celebrations as white smoke (unseen) signals that cardinals elected a new pope. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images People react after white smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine chapel at the Vatican. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images Live coverage from St Peter's Basilica at Ron's Roost chicken restaurant in Cincinnati. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A woman reacts to the election of Pope Leo XIV at La Soledad church in San José, Costa Rica. Photograph: Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images A restaurant in Buenos Aires on May 8, 2025. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images A nun reacts as white smoke (unseen) signals that cardinals elected a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images Nuns listen as newly elected Pope Robert Francis Prevost, or Pope Leo XIV, addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images A woman kisses a religious medal while waiting for smoke to rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images US citizens react after Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd from the main central loggia balcony. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images A man waves a US flag on St Peter's Square as the newly elected pope is announced. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images People gather at St Peter's Square. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images Crowds gathered in St Peter's Square react as white smoke rises from the chimney. Photograph:A woman holds a rosary while waiting for smoke to rise. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images The display at Fox headquarters in New York. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images Nuns react after the announcement of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP Crowds react as the new pope makes his first appearance in the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images Americans from Texas including Cole Wendling (center) celebrate. Photograph:Crowds wait for Pope Leo XIV to appear on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after his election. Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP American cardinal Robert Prevost, now known as Leo XIV, addresses the crowd in St Peter's Square. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images
New York Times
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Meet the Meme Maker Behind the Conclave's Most Viral Moments
How did you learn a new pope had been elected? Were you glued to a livestream? Maybe you got a push alert. Or, if you are a particularly online type of person, you might have learned from the X account @ClubConcrave, a fan account for the 2024 film about a dramatized papal election process. In recent days, the account has become a source not just for memes but also for regular updates from Vatican City. Susan Bin, a 30-year-old artist in Dallas, started @ClubConcrave last year after becoming obsessed with the film, growing a small community of similarly devoted fans and creating a 'Conclave'-inspired zine to raise money for charity. When the white smoke started billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, Mx. Bin, who runs the account with another administrator, was ready to post the news within seconds, sharing a litany of memes including a cat stylized as a cardinal vaping. (@ClubConcrave, which also goes by Pope Crave, a riff on the popular culture account Pop Crave, beat the official Vatican account to the news by four minutes.) In an interview that has been has been edited and condensed, Mx. Bin discussed the account's unlikely path from the fringes of fandom to the mainstream. Let's get one thing out of the way. Are you Catholic? I am not Catholic! I am so not Catholic. I have been to mass once in my life. You seem to have a bit of a fascination with the pope. When did this begin? I'm just a little bit normal about the pope. I'm an artist and I studied fine art — most artists who go through a studio system have some familiarity with the Renaissance and a lot of that's deeply embedded in the Catholic Church. What drew you to 'Conclave?' I don't typically watch these types of dramatic films. I watch a lot of horror and nonfiction. 'Conclave' is not normally a film I would watch, but I saw the trailer was well cut. I then read the novel because I couldn't find the script. So I knew exactly what I was getting into when I watched 'Conclave,' but the way in which the film transformed the text really caught me off guard. In a good way! How many times do you think you've seen it at this point? Oh, probably in the 40s. I know. Please don't laugh. What is its most meme-able moment? I'm going to go for my favorite and just say the loud Lavazza coffee machine. That's my personal favorite. I know it's not like the definitive one, but it makes me giggle. You turned that obsession into an online community. Tell me how that happened? I'm not obviously the only person that thought 'Conclave' was so prime and ripe for memeing. As soon as I watched, I opened Letterboxd and someone had already written like 'the most diabolical vape hit of all time.' I was like I need to talk to people about 'Conclave,' period. I just kept drawing fan art and making memes. Around November we had a small fandom and I started a 'Conclave' charity zine. The community grew a lot after the Oscars when the movie was released in Japan and Korea. And then, you know, the real conclave happened. In addition to posting memes, you've also been using your account @ClubConcrave to give people news updates. Are you actually in Vatican City? I am currently physically not in the Vatican, but metaphysically I am always in the Vatican and in their walls. We do have Pope Cravers on the ground, though. We have a Discord group that grew out of the zine and the zine contributors, and so that's truly global. There's even some people inside the Vatican. Inside? Do you mean they work for the … I cannot say. Why do you think popular culture, whether that is memes or film and television, is so obsessed with the pope? I would say that the aesthetics and patriarchy of the Catholic Church and its institution is like next to none. It's pretty crazy. I think also the lore … not me referring to a religious institution as lore, but like it has a deep lore. It's an institution that is a bunch of contradictions, it's supposed to be sacred and yet in its history it has been super political. It exists as a state and yet, it isn't. It's like a video game entity. Has anyone online gotten mad about your content? Honestly, no. Everyone's been in pretty good spirits. I think this account finds the people it needs to. It comes from a place of sincerity and humor. Pope Francis spoke in Italian about how it's important to have humor and light in life and that lot of people see Catholic dogma — the institution — as heavy and labor-intensive and, essentially, not fun. I am going on the record and saying I think Pope Francis would enjoy these memes.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How Social Media Reacted To Announcement Of New Pope
The news of a new pope on Thursday was not only celebrated in Vatican City, but also on social media. After the white smoke floated into the air from a Sistine Chapel chimney, and before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV, people mused on X, formerly Twitter, about the then-unannounced new leader of the Catholic Church. The suspense got to some ... anxiously waiting to find out who the new pope is and im not even catholic — ares 🐦🔥 (@mitthrawnu) May 8, 2025 Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79. — Paul Fairie (@paulisci) May 8, 2025 Others offered joking explanations about the pope-picking process. BREAKING: Willie Nelson has elected a new pope. — NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) May 7, 2025 Liza Minnelli has outlived the wait for white smoke from the Vatican. A new Pope will soon be revealed. — LizaMinnelliOutlives (@LiZaOutlives) May 8, 2025 There's not a new pope. It's just this guy again. — Benny Boy (@Camel_Crushin) May 8, 2025 Some people offered their predictions on who might be the next pontiff. A new pope has been elected PLEASE LET IT BE SAMUEL L. JACKSON — Jeremy London (@SirJeremyLondon) May 8, 2025 According to my sources the new Pope will be catholic. — Jason Selvig (@jasonselvig) May 8, 2025 Whoever the new pope is, Mel Kiper will be furious it's not Shedeur Sanders. — Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) May 8, 2025 Some people wondered what President Donald Trump might think. We have a new you know, if Mike Pence has the courage... — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 8, 2025 I bet Trump is pissed the new Pope will steal the news attention away from him. He is that petty. — James Tate (@JamesTate121) May 8, 2025 You know Donald Trump is super jealous of the crowd size of people that are gathering at the Vatican for the announcement of new Pope on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. 🤣 — Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) May 8, 2025 One person hoped that the cardinals in the papal conclave would go in another direction ― or even another form of life ― for the next pope. Recent papal picks have been so boring so uninspiring. I hope they try something new, choose a mineral for pope or a virus, maybe a mushroom or an inanimate carbon rod. Use your imagination! — ¡El SooperMexican! ن c137 🦬 (@SooperMexican) May 8, 2025 A New Pope Has Been Elected Trump's Flippant 5-Word Response To Criticism Over 'Fun' AI Pope Image Speaks Volumes
Wall Street Journal
08-05-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
White Smoke at the Vatican Signals a New Pope Has Been Chosen
White Smoke at the Vatican Signals a New Pope Has Been Chosen A large crowd in St. Peter's Square cheered the sight of the white smoke as the world waited to see who the new leader of the global church would be. Photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
CTV News
08-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
The moment the world found out a new pope was elected
The moment the world found out a new pope was elected Watch the moment crowds erupt as white smoke emerges from the chimney at the Sistine Chapel, signalling a new pope has been elected.
