FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis has his mitre removed as he arrives to lead a mass to mark the World Day of Peace in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo
Cardinals leave the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) after visiting the tomb of the late Pope Francis, in Rome, Italy April 27, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy and archbishop emeritus Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who will be voting members of the conclave to elect the next pope, participate in a Mass in the memory of the late Pope Francis at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
FILE PHOTO: Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel in Saint Peter's Square, indicating no decision has been made after the first voting session on the second day of the election of a new pope, at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo
