Cardinals failed once more Thursday morning to discover a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up by means of the Sistine Chapel chimney after two extra inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.
With no candidate securing the required two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world might want to wait longer for a brand new chief of the Catholic Church. The 133 cardinals took a lunch break earlier than returning to the Sistine Chapel for Thursday’s afternoon voting session, the place two extra ballots have been doable.
Regardless of the frustration, hopes have been nonetheless excessive {that a} pope could be chosen shortly, maybe as early as Thursday afternoon’s fourth or fifth poll. Watch a livestream of the Sistine Chapel chimney above.
Black smoke means no pope chosen. White smoke means a brand new pope has been chosen.
