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White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave.

“I hope that when I return to Rome this evening, I'll find the white smoke already rising,” he said, speaking from the city of Pompei on Thursday.

People filed past, many crossing themselves or snapping photos with their phones. Ushers urged them to keep moving to accommodate the thousands who flocked to the Rome basilica to see the tomb, forming a long line outside

Pope Francis embodied humility, compassion and a quiet but persistent defiance of the Vatican’s ossified traditions

Any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible to be pope, but since 1378, only cardinals have been selected

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia

According to the Vatican, the 88-year-old pontiff had a brief bronchospasm episode which caused him to vomit. The scare came at a time when Pope Francis was being considered to be out of danger as his condition had been steadily improving

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not apply if he is sick or even unconscious

The 88-year-old pope, who remains conscious, received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe

Polymicrobial diseases are caused by a mix of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites and get worse if a person is already suffering from other lung infections

The pontiff asks teachers, educators and parents to pledge to fight against it both at school and at home

"With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible," Vatican News tweeted.

Pope Francis had on May 29 announced 21 new Cardinals with Archbishop Anthony being one among them. The Pope him as a Cardinal in a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City at 7:30 pm IST.

As the dress code inside St. Peter's Basilica had to be adhered to, Kim mentions that she chose the outfit keeping that in mind.

In the Lombardy region of Italy, where the pandemic first erupted in the West, a hospital gave a traditional dove-shaped Easter cake symbolising peace to each person waiting to get vaccinated.