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A morning of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney
Cardinals fail to elect pope in first vote on second day
Conclave: First ballot fails to elect pope
The outcome was not unexpected from the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel on May 7
'MAY THE LORD DIRECT OUR STEPS'
Calling on the Holy Spirit and all the saints, cardinals begin conclave
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- Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 16, 2025, homily for Mass for Jubilee of the Poor
- Pope assures the poor they are loved by God, calls on governments to act
- Pope prays for Christians experiencing discrimination, persecution
- Pope asks big names in film to continue to challenge, inspire, give hope
- Pope returns Indigenous artifacts from Vatican Museums to Canada
- Trump ‘border czar’ calls US bishops ‘wrong’ after immigration statement
- Archbishop Coakley commends Oklahoma governor for saving man from lethal injection
- AI offers the church an ‘evangelical opportunity,’ scholar tells US bishops
- Bishops’ new pro-life chair: Project Rachel ministries ‘key to our pro-life efforts’
- Pope hails ‘courageous commitment’ of Blessed Eliswa, India’s first Indigenous nun

