Watch “CONCLAVE 2025: HOLY MASS “PRO ELIGENDO ROMANO PONTIFICE” | ELECTION OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF | PRESIDED OVER BY CARDINAL GIOVANNI BATTISTA RE | LIVE FROM THE VATICAN | MAY 7, 2025 |
Live from St. Peter’s Basilica, Holy Mass “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice” (“for the election of the Roman Pontiff” presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
PAPAL CONCLAVE 2025: THE SECOND SMOKE | FUMATA OF THE CONCLAVE | LIVE FROM THE VATICAN | MAY 8, 2025 |
Live from St. Peter’s Square as the world watches the second fumata (smoke signal) of the 2025 Conclave. Cardinals from around the world are gathered in the Sistine Chapel, united in prayer and discernment, to choose the next Successor of St. Peter. The color of smoke rising from the chimney signals whether or not a new Pope is elected.
One hundred thirty three cardinals gathered again on Thursday in the Sistine Chapel, where they’ve been casting their ballots to make one among them the next leader of the Catholic Church’s more than 1 billion members worldwide. Candidates need a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes to be elected. The cardinals failed to find a winner on the first ballot on Wednesday as black smoke—fumata nera—poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney. They will have two ballots in the morning and then two in the afternoon until a winner is found.
Black smoke—fumata nera in Italian—again rose from the chapel chimney on Thursday morning, signifying the end of the second round of voting—and three ballots—with no consensus. A successful candidate to replace Pope Francis, who died April 21, will require the two-thirds majority of the voting cardinals.
When the cardinals succeed, white smoke—fumata bianca—will rise, and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica will ring out in joyful announcement: Habemus Papam!
WAITING FOR THE SMOKE | FIRST FUMATA OF THE CONCLAVE | LIVE FROM THE VATICAN | MAY 7, 2025 |
Live from St. Peter’s Square as the world watches the first fumata (smoke signal) of the 2025 Conclave. Cardinals from around the world are gathered in the Sistine Chapel, united in prayer and discernment, to choose the next Successor of St. Peter. The smoke determines the signal whether or not a new Pope is elected.
PRAYER FOR THE SOUL OF POPE FRANCIS AND SUCESS OF THE CONCLAVE
With the passing of Pope Francis, let us continue to pray for the eternal repose of his soul. As the Papal Conclave to elect the next Roman Pontiff begins today we join in praying for the success of the selection of our next Pope and for the College of Cardinals as they embark on their sacred duty to elect Pope Francis’ successor:
Heavenly Father, You entrusted the care of Your Church on earth to Pope Francis, and now You have called him to Yourself. We entrust his soul to Your boundless mercy. For his lifelong service, we thank You. For his care for the poor and marginalized, we thank You. For his witness to simplicity, we thank You. In Your mercy, cleanse him of all sin. Purify him and draw him into the light of Your presence. Grant him the vision of Your Eternal Essence, into which we all long to be drawn. Protect Your Church in this time of transition. Guide the Cardinals in their sacred duty. Grant them Wisdom and Courage, Hope and Charity, and the Faith they need to discern Your Holy Will.
Father Most Holy, our God and King, Creator of all that was, is, and is to come – You alone know the heart of the one You have chosen as the successor to Pope Francis. Reveal Your will to the College of Cardinals. Open their hearts to Your inspirations. Open our hearts to receive, with faith and obedience, the one whom You will raise up to sit on the Chair of Saint Peter. May he be a man of deepest compassion, a man of profound faith and hope, a man whose charity shines forth, permeating the darkness of this world with the light of Christ. You are God Most High, the God of the living and the dead, the Great I AM, the Alpha and the Omega, Eternal Being and Source of all that is. May Your holy will be done, now and forever. Amen. Alleluia.
Merciful and loving God, We entrust to You our beloved Holy Father, Pope Francis. May he rest in the light of Your presence, where suffering and sorrow are no more, and every tear is wiped away. Comfort all who mourn his passing and raise up shepherds who will continue to guide Your Church in humility and love.
Eternal rest grant unto Pope Francis, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. May his gentle soul and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏🏽
Learn more about the Novendiales (Nine days of mourning) in the Papal Interregnum article below:
PAPAL INTERREGNUM (VACANCY OF THE APOSTOLIC SEE) | EWTN | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/papal-interregnum/
Daily Reflections with Philomena | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/