VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — On May 8, the world met its new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary and Vatican official, took the name Leo XIV. In his first …
Papal election
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Many Americans were around in Rome, some of whom live locally, or attend school, and others who were visiting — looking for the conclave’s sign of white smoke.
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The best place to watch for the smoke is in St. Peter’s Square itself, but the Vatican will also livestream the smoke on its YouTube channel, Vatican Media Live.
