Once a new pope is elected, he’ll appear on the balcony above the St. Peter's Square to be introduced to the world
Black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
VATICAN CITY: Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney , indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history. Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention.
More than 130 Catholic cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history. Two by two, the cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel chanting the meditative “Litany of the Saints” as Swiss Guards stood at attention.
( Source : AP )
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