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Thursday, May 8, 2025
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
Black smoke signals no pope elected in morning conclave votes
This photograph shows black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signaling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Black smoke appears from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling 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 yesterday evening. They were then set to 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.
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