@cbsnews: BREAKING: Black smoke was seen wafting from a chimney on Thursday above the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the 133 Catholic cardinal electors tasked with choosing a new pope to succeed Pope Francis had voted inconclusively for a third time. The cardinals were sequestered for a second day Thursday as the 2025 conclave continued. A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke will be sent up the chimney of the Sistine Chapel when that happens, to indicate a new pope has been chosen. Until that threshold — 89 votes for one man — has been reached, the electors will hold two votes every morning of the conclave, followed by black smoke if they are inconclusive, and then two more votes in the afternoon after a lunch break, with more black smoke in the evening to indicate there is still no new pontiff. Go to the link for the latest updates. #conclave #pope #vatican #rome #catholicism

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Thursday 08 May 2025 10:26:50 GMT