When will new pope be announced? What we know after white smoke emerges over Vatican
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV greets faithful in St. Peter's Square
Pope Leo XIV will be the next leader of the Catholic church, the first American elected pope.
There isn't a set schedule for when the new pope will be introduced, following the eagerly-anticipated white smoke. However, past conclaves help clue us in.
In 2013, Pope Francis was introduced a little over an hour after white smoke plumed from the chapel chimney, per previous reporting by The Daily Telegraph. In that hour, the elected cardinal chose his papal name. About 20 minutes after his name was announced as the new pontiff, Francis appeared on the Sistine Chapel balcony, greeting the world as pope for the first time.
White smoke was seen above the Sistine Chapel just after Noon ET on Thursday, May 8. It's a universal signal that a new pope has been elected by a two-thirds majority of the College of Cardinals.