Here are some of the best reactions across social media after the first few conclave votes.
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TheconclavebeganonMay7,2025.
ThefirstroundofvotingtookplaceasnightfellinRome.Peoplefromaroundtheworldwaitedforthesmoketocomeoutofthechimney.Blackwouldindicatethatapopehadnotbeenchosenandwhitemeansthatwehaveanewpope!
Forthefirsttime,wearewitnessingtheconclaveinadifferentway.Voices(bothreligiousandnon-religious)acrossvarioussocialmediachannelsareexpressingtheirviews,explainingtheircuriositywiththeconclaveprocess,sharingtheirspeculations,andultimately,watchingforwhitesmoke.
PilgrimsgatheredinSaintPeter’sSquareforhours.We’retoldthattheywerewithoutcellserviceduringthistime,too.Manymembersofthecrowdwereimmersedinprayer,otherswerefixatedonthebigscreensandcheeredperiodicallyduringthewait.
Meanwhile,theinternetexpressedtheirimpatiencewiththe“delay.”
Herearesomereactionsacrosssocialmediaafterthefirstfewconclavevotes:everyCatholicrightnowpic.twitter.com/ryNhsGCawQ
—PatrickNeve(@catholicpat)May7,2025
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