Habemus papam!

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the end of the second day of the conclave. A new pope has been elected, and St. Peter’s Square is filling up with people awaiting the appearance of the new Holy Father.

Aid to the Church in Need is in the second day of its Jubilee Year pilgrimage to Rome, and Fr. Anton Lässer, ecclesiastical assistant of Aid to the Church in Need, offered initial reaction to the news.