There is no new Pope.
Hours later than expected, black smoke was seen blowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the end of the first day of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. The smoke was seen at 9:01 pm Rome time.
With 133 cardinals voting, a conclave record and many of the participants relatively new to their positions, it was widely anticipated that there would not be a new Pope today.
Next, there will be two ballots in the morning on Thursday, then two ballots in the afternoon. In the last two Papal Conclave, a Holy Father was elected on the Day 2 in the afternoon. Before that it took eight ballots and three days for John Paul II to be elected back in
There are around 4000 accredited journalists in the Vatican this week to cover the Conclave
