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Papal conclave live updates: White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating new pope elected
The cardinals, who broke for lunch and will reconvene this afternoon, are expected to continue casting ballots at the Vatican until one among them receives at least two-thirds of the vote. The release of white smoke, or fumata bianca in Italian, will signify that they've elected a pope, as will the ringing of the bells of St. Peter's Basilica.
The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...
The smoke signal means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a ...
On Wednesday, 133 of the eligible cardinals will process into the Sistine Chapel for the sacred and secretive ritual to elect a new pope.
When the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, everything will revolve around the successor to pope Francis.
The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...
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