when will the new pope be announced

The new pope was announced on May 8, 2025, following the conclave that began on May 7, 2025. The conclave took place in the Sistine Chapel with about 133 eligible cardinal electors. After several rounds of voting over two days, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new pope, taking the papal name Leo XIV. His election was signaled by white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, officially announcing him as the new leader of the Catholic Church.