Papal conclave continues on 2nd day as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel again

Some 45,000 people gather in Saint Peter's Square, awaiting announcement of new pope

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - The papal conclave that gathered to elect a new pope continued on the second day as the black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel again, indicating the morning ballot failed.

After the black smoke rose from the chimney at 11.51 local time (0951GMT), 133 elector cardinals headed for lunch at Santa Marta Church, the Italian state-run ANSA news agency announced.

The cardinals will reconvene in the afternoon to continue the conclave, it added.

Unlike yesterday, which included only one ballot, the second day allows for up to four voting rounds, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

According to the Italian state-run ANSA news agency, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who chairs the conclave as he did in 2013 that elected Pope Francis, said he hopes the new pope will be elected today, leading to white smoke from the Sistine Chapel.

According to the agency, 45,000 people gathered in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, awaiting the results of the election.

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