Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Elected As 267th Whale, Use Leo XIV Name
JAKARTA - Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected as the 267th Pope in the second day of voting for the New Pope's Election Conflaf to replace the late Pope Francis.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost chose the name Leo XIV.
It is not yet clear whether the newly elected Pope in the fourth or fifth vote was in conclave, after the first vote on Wednesday, and the second and third rounds on Thursday morning had yet to agree on a new Pope.
Quoted from CNN on May 8, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis were elected on the second day of the vote. Meanwhile, his predecessor, Pope John Paul II was elected on the third day.
As previously reported, white smoke soared high above the Sistina Chapel, Vatican warned that cardinals had chosen a new whale on the second day of the conclave, Thursday afternoon.
This white smoke was greeted by the emotion of the faithful who filled St. Peter's Square, Vatican. Believers from various countries raised flags, smiled with emotion, and shed tears, welcoming the new Pope.
Earlier, the vote, which was held in a conclave to elect a new Pope on Wednesday and Thursday morning, had yet to agree on a new Pope.
Konklaf this time is the largest and most geographically diverse in the history of the election of 1.4 billion Catholics in the world.
According to Reuters, there are 133 cardinals from 70 countries that have followed the conclave this time, up from the previous 115 cardinals from 48 countries in the 2013 conclave, reflecting the achievements of the late Pope Francis' efforts to expand the reach of the Church during his 12-year leadership.
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In fact, there are currently 135 cardinals under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave of 71 countries, quoted from the Associated Press.
However, the two cardinals officially notified the Vatican's Holy See that they could not attend for health reasons, bringing the number of cardinals who would enter the Sistina Chapel to 133 people.
No Pope in modern times was elected on the first day conclave. The majority of the two-thirds are needed to be whales, meaning if the number of electors remains 133, winners must get 89 votes.