After hours of waiting, the huge crowd gathered at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City finally received cheering news on Thursday evening that a new pope has been elected. The crowd went into jubilation immediately after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected. Shortly before his name was announced by the Protodeacon, Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, the jubilant crowd chanted “Viva il Papa,” meaning “Long live the Pope.” The new pope, Robert Francis Prevost,