ReactionS in St. Peter's Square to black smoke on first day of Conclave to elect new pope
Reaction in St. Peter's Square to black smoke on first day of Conclave to elect new pope
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Reaction in St. Peter's Square to black smoke on first day of Conclave to elect new pope
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00:01Cardinals are meeting in a secret sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.
00:09Catholic faithful are optimistic about the process to elect the new pope.
00:13On Wednesday, thousands waited anxiously and with great anticipation for the smoke that will signal whether a new pope had been elected or not.
00:22We were hoping for the white smoke given the delay, but it was expected that the white smoke wouldn't come on the first vote.
00:28So we are placing our hopes in tomorrow, which is also a Marian day, the feast of Our Lady of Pompeii.
00:37Thousands of faithful flocks in Peter's square on Wednesday and waited anxiously until dinner time.
00:44Some left with frustration, but those who stayed cheered when the smoke finally billowed out.
00:50We expected black smoke tonight, but we expected it a lot earlier.
00:55At the last conclave, the smoke appeared around 7.30 in the evening.
01:00This was an hour and a half later.
01:02People were beginning to wonder whether they even voted, which was an option.
01:06They could have just simply skipped the vote tonight.
01:09But I guess it went longer because we had more cardinals than last time.
01:15A hundred and thirty-three cardinals who are eligible to choose the next pontiff are trying again Thursday to elect his successor to Francis to guide the 1.4 billion strong Roman Catholic Church at a time of human upheaval.
01:28Okay.
01:39We'll see you in return!