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Who is the new Pope?

What Pope Leo XIV's election might mean for Catholics and Protestants.

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Matt Harrison
May 14, 2025
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On the 8th of May 2025 white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. The meaning was immediately understood by the thousands gathered in the Vatican: a new Pope had been elected. Eagerly, Catholics around the world waited to hear who their successor to St Peter would be.

Around an hour later, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the ba…

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