New Pope 2013: Second Day of Papal Conclave Led To White Smoke, Confirms Election Of Supreme Pontiff

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel has been spotted signifying that the second day of the papal conclave has led to the election of the new pope for 2013.

The Supreme Pontiff, leader of the 1.22 billion Catholics has already been named and we’re now waiting for the official name of the new Bishop of Rome. He is considered to be the 266th successor of the St. Peter.

Jahnabi Barooah of the Huffington Post reports that the white smoke appeared around 7:05 PM CET (2:05 PM EDT/ 11:05 AM PDT) time after the fifth consecutive round of voting amongst the eligible cardinals.

The Catholic Church’s 115 cardinal electors voted in this papal election, and the newly appointed pontiff must have received at least 77 votes, which is a two-thirds plus one requirement.

The election comes on the first full day of the cardinals’ conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The new pope of 2013 succeeds Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in more than 600 years of church history. On February 28, he stepped down citing advanced age. The former pope was voted on the fourth round of voting during the papal conclaves of 2005.

The new pope will soon emerge in the next few minutes. It is reported that it usually takes up to an hour before the new church leader is announced.