Eighteen days after Pope Francis appeared for the last time on the balcony of the Basilica of San Pedro on Sunday of Easter, the world cheered as his successor, the 267th Pope, emerged on the same balcony on Thursday.
The new Pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States, the first elected Pope of the United States, his name chosen is Pope Leo XIV.
Here is a look at the conclave for the numbers:
133: The number of cardinal voters, the most ever, who voted inside the Sistine Chapel until they reached a two -thirds majority, at least 89 votes, to choose a new Pope for the Catholic Church.

The faithful react to the white smoke indicating that a new Pope has been chosen, in the Vatican, on May 8, 2025.
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252: The number of cardinals worldwide. While all cardinals are summoned to the Vatican after the death of the Pope, only those under 80 years are eligible to participate in the conclave. Of the total number of cardinals, 135 are eligible for age to serve as voters; Two voters told the Vatican that they could not participate in the current conclave due to health reasons.
2: The conclave ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conceptions in history. There are only two other instances in the recent history in which a pontiff was chosen after only two days of voting, first for Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 and the second for Pope Francis in 2013. Since 1831, no conceony has lasted more than four days.

Large crowds celebrate in the Plaza de San Pedro while witnessing white smoke after a new Pope is chosen in the conclave on May 8, 2025 in the city of the Vatican.
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16: The number of cardinal electors in North America, including 10 of the United States. Most of the cardinals are from Europe, including 17 electors from Italy, five from Spain and five from France. There are four from Central America, 17 of South America, 18 from Africa, 23 of Asia and four from Oceania.
23: The most popular papal name is John, which has been used by 23 potatoes. That is followed by Gregory and Benedict, both used 16 times. Leo is the fifth most popular name.
69: Age of the new Pope, who is considered very young.