Habemus Papam refers to the announcement given in Latin by the Senior Cardinal Deacon upon the election of a new Pope.

The announcement is given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. After the announcement, the new pope is presented to the people and he gives his first Urbi et Orbi blessing.

The format for the announcement is:

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum:

Habemus Papam!

Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum,

Dominum ,

Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem ,

Qui sibi nomen imposuit .

This translates to:

I announce to you a great joy:

We have a Pope!

The most



eminent and most reverend Lord,

the Lord ,

Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church ,

Who takes to himself the name of .

In the most recent Habemus Papam, given by Jorge Cardinal Medina Estévez on 19 April 2005 upon the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the announcement was preceded by a greeting (Dear Brothers and Sisters) in several languages (Italian, Spanish, French, German, and English).

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