Jordan Pettitt - WPA Pool/Getty King Charles and Prince William will not attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV Instead, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, will represent His Majesty at the Vatican City ceremony on May 18, in line with previous ...

The newly elected pope is about to step onto the world stage. Once the white smoke appears and the new pontiff is introduced from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican moves quickly to coordinate the papal inauguration.

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating cardinals, the world at last has seen white smoke wafting from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected. So, what happens next?

White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the conclave had concluded. Before the new Bishop of Rome fully begins his service, he receives a set of symbolic items,

The BriefA new pope has been named following the death of former Pope Francis.Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo the Fourteenth, will deliver a short speech and a prayer before being inaugurated at St.

White smoke finally billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon, signaling to the world that the papal conclave has chosen a new pope to succeed Pope Francis, who died last month.

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, signaling to Vatican City and the rest of the world that the conclave has elected its next pope.

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope following the death of Pope Francis last month at age 88.