The election of a new pope is signaled by releasing white smoke up a pipe through the roof of the Sistine Chapel (inside the Vatican Palace), where the papal conclave takes place. The senior cardinal deacon announces the new pope by proclaiming, “Habemus papam” (Latin: “We have a pope”) from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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