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White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica(REUTERS)

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White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica(REUTERS)

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Nuns react to white smoke from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a new pope has been elected, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica(REUTERS)

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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(AP)

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Vatican Swiss guards march in St Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)(AP)

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People react in St. Peter's square after white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)(AP)

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People cheers after the white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)(AP)

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People cheer as a media drone flies over them in St Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)(AP)

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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(AP)

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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 . (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)(AP)