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Cardinals fail to elect pope in morning ballots

2025-05-08 HKT 18:01
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  • Black smoke comes out of the Sistine Chapel's chimney to signal the morning session's failure to elect a new pope so far on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
    Black smoke comes out of the Sistine Chapel's chimney to signal the morning session's failure to elect a new pope so far on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two morning ballots.

The cardinals held an initial inconclusive vote on Wednesday evening.

They now hold two votes in the morning and two in the afternoon daily until someone wins the necessary two-thirds majority to become the next pontiff. (Reuters)

Cardinals fail to elect pope in morning ballots