Conclave elects Pope Leo XIV as Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first U.S.-born pontiff: Live updates
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 8, 2025
Voting in the conclave is a highly choreographed and highly scrutinized process that involves non-electing cardinals — usually churchmen over the age of 80 who are barred from voting — taking on different roles.
Nine ballot-officials chosen by the junior cardinal-deacon help keep the ballot process fair and running smoothly. They include three scrutineers, who announce and count the votes; the revisers, who check the work of the scrutineers; and 3 infirmarii, who collect ballots from any cardinal too unwell to make it from their lodgings to the Sistine Chapel for the vote.
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