Update:
The support of at least 89 of the 133 cardinal electors participating in the conclave was needed to elect a new bishop of Rome. In accordance with tradition, a senior cardinal first addressed the crowd gathered in St. Peterβs Square from the loggia of St. Peterβs Basilica with the words: βHabemus papam!β β Latin for βWe have a pope!β
The new Pope himself then appeared on the balcony to deliver his first words as the pontiff. βPeace be with you all,β Leo XIV said, adding that it was βthe first greetings of the resurrected Christ.β He then explained that he would βalso like this greeting of peace to enter our hearts and our families.β
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