There were 133 voting cardinals, marking history as the most electors to date. On day two of the conclave, white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel's chimney, signaling that a new pontiff had been chosen in the wake of Pope Francis' death on April 21.

Pope Francis stepped down after a long period of ill health, leaving the Catholic Church to select a new leader. In a surprising turn of events, the conclave of cardinals chose Cardinal Robert Prevost,