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VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

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VATICAN CITY] White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), signalling that cardinals ...

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White smoke has streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling that Catholic cardinals in the conclave have chosen a new pope.

The world will learn the name of the new pope when he appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in about an hour.