Announcing The Name of The New Pope -- The scene as cardinal dominoni announced the name of the New pope from the Balcony of St. Peter's to the crowd below. Loud speakers echoed the announcement all over the square. After the third ballot of Cardinals March 2. The White smoke signal indicated to the vast crowd assembled in St. Peter's square, Rome, that a new Pope had been elected. Some time later cardinal deacon Caccia Dominoni appeared on the Balcony of St. Peter's and announced that cardinal Pacelli had received the necessary two-thirds majority form the cardinals, thereby electing him the enw pontiff. March 03, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).