Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People worldwide watch St. Peter's Square for white smoke from the Sisten Chapel. Once the smoke comes out, what happens next? Yes ...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the Cannes Film Festival. “Habemus Papam” opens in limited release on Friday. “Habemus Papam” (“We Have a Pope”) is stuck somewhere between ...

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The Latin expression Habemus Papam—which means “We have a Pope!”—is the official announcement that proclaims the election of a new pontiff in the Catholic Church. This declaration is made by the ...

Going into Italian director Nanni Moretti’s tale of a modern-day Cardinal who flees the Vatican after he’s elected to assume the papacy, one might suspect that the film would cast a critical shadow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A television crew stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica as the conclave to elect a new pope is set to begin on Wednesday, May 7.

The last “Habemus Papam” pronounced in 2013 was by a French cardinal. Now, a different French cardinal will have this responsibility when a new pope is elected. He is 72-year-old Dominique Mamberti, ...

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke (fumata bianca in Italian) erupting from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the formula habemus papam ...

The Catholic Church is currently in the process of electing the new Supreme Pontiff, who will succeed the late Pope Francis. The conclave taking place in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is crucial ...

White smoke was seen rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, indicating that cardinals have elected a new pope on the second and final day of conclave. This comes days after Pope ...

In 2013, the famous 'Habemus Papam' was pronounced by the Frenchman Jean-Louis Tauran. And, in this conclave, another Frenchman will have this honor. This is Dominique Mamberti, the cardinal at the ...

Following Pope Francis's death on April 21, 2025, the Vatican initiates a meticulously planned process steeped in Catholic tradition. The rituals include confirmation of death in the chapel, ...