On the second day of the conclave, thick white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signaled the election of a new Pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States has been chosen and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Thousands of pilgrims erupted in applause at St. Peter’s Square as the chapel bells rang, officially ending the election process. Former U.S. President Trump called the historic election of an American pope a "great honor" for the nation.