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Who’s waiting for a pope in St. Peter’s Square?

Pilgrims, tourists, and Buddhist monks gather beneath the Sistine chimney.

Jason Abellaneda Baguia
May 08, 2025
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Joseph Daniel, originally from Kentucky, stood with his wife, Johanna, and hundreds of other pilgrims in the middle of St. Peter’s Square throughout the Mass for the election of the Roman Pontiff on Wednesday morning.

Pilgrims participate in Mass for the Election of a Roman Pontiff amid sporadic rainfall in St. Peter’s Square on May 7, 2025. Credit: Jaso…

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