Crowd jump for joy, prays in celebration as Pope Francis' successor finally emerges

Crowd jump for joy, prays in celebration as Pope Francis' successor finally emerges

There was a huge cheer from the crowd following the rising of a white smoke. Everyone are the Vatican is seen running forward to see the white smoke and the new pope.

The BBC reported that people are jumping up while some are praying to the sky. "Once in a lifetime experience", a couple from Greece told a journalist. They also added that they will wait to see the new pope appear on the balcony

The conclave has been a historic and solemn procedure of electing a new pope in the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. A tremendous sound followed the emergence of the white smoke. The bells are also ringing loudly, and people cheer and scream with joy around the reverberating sound.

See the video of the moment here:

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng