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Conclave - 2025 - Overview


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The Cardinals


Offices


General Congregations

General Congregations are preparatory meetings held before the conclave begins. (UDG #7-13)


Novendiali

  1. Exequial Mass, 26 Apr, St. Peter's Square
    Homily by Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re

  2. 27 Apr, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Pietro Cardinal Parolin

  3. 28 Apr, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Baldassare Cardinal Reina

  4. 29 Apr, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Mauro Cardinal Gambetti

  5. 30 Apr, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Leonardo Cardinal Sandri

  6. 1 May, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Víctor Manuel Cardinal Fernández

  7. 2 May, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Claudio Cardinal Gugerotti

  8. 3 May, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Ángel Cardinal Fernández Artime, S.D.B.

  9. 4 May, St. Peter's Basilica
    Homily by Dominique Mamberti


Dates, Times, and Details

Rome
Vatican City
EDT
East Coast
CDT
Central
MDT
Mountain
PDT
West Coast
12n6a5a4a3a
7p1p12n11a10a

Hint: If the smoke is substantially early (an hour or more), it is very likely to be White.


Background Information


Results / The New Pope

Smoke Signals
DateTimeResult
Wednesday 7 May9:01pBlack Smoke
Thursday 8 May11.52aBlack Smoke
Thursday 8 May6.08pWhite Smoke
Thursday 8 May7.13pAnnouncement of Pope Leo XIV
Thursday 8 May7.23pPope Leo XIV Appears and Speaks


For clarity, 12n and 12m are used to indicated 12 noon and 12 midnight, respectively.

UDG = Universi Dominici Gregis, issued on 22 Feb 1996 by Pope John Paul II. Modified twice by Pope Benedict XVI: 11 Jun 2007 (unnamed Motu Proprio) and 22 Feb 2013 (Motu Proprio Normas Nonnullas). The document on the Vatican website.

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