The papal conclave has elected a new pope. He will be the 267th leader of the Catholic Church. White smoke, signalling that the cardinals have come to a mutual decision, has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was chosen as the 267th Pope elected by 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel on the second day of their conclave - a process that has been in the cultural zeitgeist recently due to the Oscar-nominated movie of the same name starring Ralph Fiennes.