Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel signals that no new pope has been elected

Thick black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of May 7, signaling that the cardinals had failed to elect a new pope in the first vote of the conclave.

Thick black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on the evening of May 7, signaling that the cardinals had failed to elect a new pope in the first vote of the conclave.

Thousands of people waited for the smoke from St. Peter's Square at the end of the first day of secret voting by 133 cardinals for the next pontiff and head of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. | BGNES, AFP

 

 

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