No Pope Yet As Black Smoke Billows From Sistine Chapel Chimney

Independentng | 08-05-2025 05:54pm |

Black smoke on Wednesday poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 9p.m. Wednesday, some four hours after 133 cardi­nals solemnly entered the Sistine Chapel, took their oaths of secrecy [...]

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