No pope elected on first day of conclave as black smoke appears above Vatican
Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the closed-door process of electing the next pontiff, following the late Pope Francis' passing on 21 April. Follow Euronews' live blog for the latest updates.
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Cardinals from around the world have entered the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Wednesday to begin the closed-door process of electing the next pontiff, following the late Pope Francis' passing on 21 April. Follow Euronews' live blog for the latest updates.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/07/cardinals-to-begin-historic-conclave-to-elect-new-catholic-church-leader-live-updates
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00:00The conclave has not yet made a decision. We saw black smoke coming out of the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.
00:08We know that it means that a new pope has not yet been chosen, but that also means that cardinals will continue voting.
00:18Starting Thursday, they will hold full ballots a day, two in the morning, two in the evening,
00:22until they reach a two-thirds majority agreement on who to elect.
00:29A few likely candidates have been mentioned in the past few hours, including the Italian Cardinal Parolin,
00:36who's seen as someone who's able to unite a very divided electorate,
00:41but also Cardinal Tagle of the Philippines, who's been dubbed the Asian Francis.
00:46But regardless of that, we know that the next pope should be mainly a pastor,
00:51someone who's able to bring people together.
00:54This is something that Cardinal Rey, who held a mass before the first vote, also mentioned.
01:02He said, quote, that the next pope should awaken awareness.
01:07How long will it take? Well, it's hard to say.
01:10This is the most international conclave of all times.
01:14We know that the overall number of cardinals has increased,
01:17increased, and that could make the whole voting process much slower.
01:24The atmosphere here is charged with anticipation.
01:28Some 1.4 billion Catholics, including the faithful who have gathered here from all corners of the world,
01:37simply cannot wait for the white smoke and to find out who their next leader will be.
01:43George Orlandi, for Euronews, in the Vatican.