Black smoke has once more risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, which means cardinals have been unable to elect a brand new pope within the newest spherical of voting.
The black smoke at about 10.50am UK time on Thursday morning was the results of the second spherical of voting on the subsequent pope.
The primary spherical befell on Wednesday afternoon, when the 133 eligible cardinals gathered within the well-known Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to the late Pope Francis.
A two-thirds majority is required, or 89 votes, for a brand new chief of the Catholic Church to be elected.
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Cardinals praying within the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday. Pic: Vatican Media/Reuters
The cardinals, who’ve come from everywhere in the world for the traditional course of to elect the pope, can be breaking apart for lunch now earlier than returning to the Sistine Chapel for one more vote on Thursday afternoon.
Two votes are held each morning and each afternoon till a majority is reached.
However smoke solely emerges from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney after the second poll for every session.
If, nevertheless, a brand new pope had been to be elected in a primary spherical, white smoke would emerge as quickly as that poll has accomplished.
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