Europe EditionBlack smoke over Vatican signals no pope chosen on first day of conclave
- On Wednesday evening at the Vatican, 133 cardinals from 70 countries held the first vote in a conclave to elect Pope Francis's successor.
- The conclave follows the death of Pope Francis last month and involves a centuries-old secretive ritual requiring a two-thirds majority of 89 votes to elect a pope.
- Following the initial round of voting, dark smoke was seen rising from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the cardinals had not yet selected a new pope on the first day.
- Cardinals are sequestered with cellphones surrendered and airwaves jammed for privacy, and some expect the process to need multiple rounds given the conclave’s size and global diversity.
- The conclave will resume Thursday with two votes planned, as cardinals face the challenge of selecting the church’s 267th pope amid debates over continuing Francis’s progressive legacy or reverting to tradition.
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Black smoke: Cardinals fail to elect new pope on first try
FRANCE 24's Stuart Norval presents a special edition live from Rome on the day of the first conclave vote to elect a new pope. Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
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