CBS News will provide extensive, multiplatform coverage of the papal conclave, including:

• CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell, Tony Dokoupil, Maurice DuBois, Seth Doane and Chris Livesay will offer reporting from Rome. Viewers can expect expert insights from: Vatican analyst Delia Gallagher, Father Anthony Figueiredo and editor of Crux John Allen.

• Plus, Dokoupil will anchor CBS MORNINGS from Vatican City starting Wednesday. DuBois will anchor CBS EVENING NEWS from Rome starting Tuesday. The evening broadcast will also feature stories reported by CBS correspondents in the United States looking at issues confronting the church and the new pope.

• CBS News will cover the papal conclave with multiple special reports on CBS and CBS News 24/7:

• Wednesday, May 7 at 10:30 AM, ET: CBS News will have an extended special report as the cardinals process into the Sistine Chapel, anchored by O’Donnell and Dokoupil.

• Ongoing special reports to mark each time smoke emerges from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.

• When the new pope is selected, CBS News will have live coverage from the moment white smoke appears until the new head of the Catholic Church is introduced to the world.

All coverage is subject to change and CBS News will continue to offer special coverage until the new pope is selected. Stay tuned for additional programming updates.

You can watch coverage on CBS, CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com/live and Paramount Plus. Follow CBSNews.com, CBS News YouTube and CBS News social pages (X, Instagram, BlueSky, Threads) for live updates.

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Press Contact:

Isabel Pellegrino, CBS News Communications

Isabel.Pellegrino@paramount.com