{"id":13260,"date":"2025-05-08T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=13260"},"modified":"2025-05-08T23:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T23:03:11","slug":"new-pope-elected-after-white-smoke-seen-from-sistine-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=13260","title":{"rendered":"New pope elected after white smoke seen from Sistine Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis, aged 88, passed away on Easter Monday, 21 April, due to a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and heart failure. Following nine days of mourning and the traditional\u00a0<em>sede vacante<\/em>\u00a0period, the College of Cardinals convened in the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave. After several rounds of voting, white smoke confirmed the selection of a new pope, though his identity has only recently been confirmed by the Vatican.<\/p><div class=\"fqpow69f5d33100b89\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.fqpow69f5d33100b89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.fqpow69f5d33100b89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.fqpow69f5d33100b89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.fqpow69f5d33100b89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.fqpow69f5d33100b89 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1767898\" data-uid=\"0682f\">\n<div id=\"mgw1767898_0682f\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>In his final will, released on 22 April, Pope Francis requested a simple burial in the ground at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, near the Pauline and Sforza Chapels. 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