Omg, omg, habemus papam! We repeat ... Or maybe Cardinal Pizzaballa, whose name was the source of many a meme and joke on the internet? Well, the holy curtain has lifted, and *ahem* drumroll ...

And the memes? Divine. So, in honor of Day 1 of Smoke ... Traditionally, a senior Cardinal announces “habemus papam,” a.k.a, “we have a pope,” from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Omg, omg, habemus papam! We repeat ... Or maybe Cardinal Pizzaballa, whose name was the source of many a meme and joke on the internet? Well, the holy curtain has lifted, and *ahem* drumroll ...

The senior cardinal deacon then appears on the central balcony and declares in Latin: "Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus papam" – "I announce to you a great joy: We have a pope." The senior ...

The moment of the announcement is one of the most eagerly awaited, especially when the traditional expression 'Habemus Papam' is pronounced. These are two words of amazing depth, full of symbolism ...

The senior cardinal deacon then appears on the central balcony and declares in Latin: "Nuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus papam" "I announce to you a great joy: We have a pope." The senior ...

Cardinal Mamberti will say the following in Latin: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus papam; Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum [new pope's given name] Sanctae Romanae ...