Election Of The Pope

Upon the election of a new pope the smoke from the ballots will be white and bells will ring to announce a successful election.
Election of the pope. During pope francis announcement there was no image of his predecessor s arms indicating that the previous pope was still alive and during pope pius xi s first appearance following his election at the 1922 conclave the banner showed the arms of pope pius ix instead of the arms of his immediate predecessor pope benedict xv. Utc we have become accustomed to interventions in u s. Political campaigns from religious leaders including catholic bishops and white evangelical preachers who.
If there are more than thirty three votes without an election the pope may be chosen by a simple majority. The voting continues until a two thirds majority is reached for a candidate.