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Cardinals fail to elect new pope in first conclave vote as black smoke signals inconclusive outcome
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The papal conclave to elect the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church has concluded its first day with no clear frontrunner in sight. The 133 cardinal electors from 70 countries, sequestered in the Sistine Chapel, failed to reach the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, to elect a new pope. Black smoke emerged from the chapel's chimney at 9:05pm, indicating that no decision was made.
Michelangelo's looming image of Jesus the Judge would remind everyone of the greatness of the responsibility.
I was very happy. Because I don't have this strong leadership — what do you call it? — management type.
The people of Israel, Abraham, migrated. The church is built up from migrants.
Whoever they elect needs to be brave enough to properly tackle the question of women's inclusion, because so far it has not been, even by Pope Francis.
The cardinal-electors – 133 men – will use smoke signals to communicate to the world they have elected a new pope.
We haven't spoken to each other during the meetings.
Most of us have never met, and this is the first time we're together. You could say we don't know each other.
It's not a lot of time to understand what that person is like, what they think, it's not easy.
I can think of some African cardinals -- they make me shudder.
We hope the new Pope will arrive in three [or] four days.
All of the conclaves from the 1900s onwards have been under four days.
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sources
- 1.Le Monde
- 2.France 24
- 3.The Washington Post
- 4.NPR
- 5.The Times of India
- 6.Al Jazeera
- 7.The Guardian
- 8.El Paìs
- 9.ABC News (Australia)
- 10.CNN
- 11.South China Morning Post
- 12.The Korea Herald
perspectives
countries
- 1.Holy See (Vatican City State)
- 2.Italy
- 3.Argentina
- 4.Sweden
- 5.Hungary
- 6.United States
- 7.Philippines
- 8.Austria
- 9.Spain
- 10.Ireland
- 11.France
- 12.Sri Lanka
organizations
- 1.Catholic Church
- 2.College of Cardinals
- 3.Roman Curia
- 4.Swiss Guard
- 5.Pontifical Gregorian University
- 6.Women's Ordination Conference
- 7.Australian Catholic University
- 8.BishopAccountabilityorg
- 9.Bluesky
- 10.Catholic University of America
- 11.China State Shipbuilding Corporation
- 12.Council for the Economy
persons
- 1.Giovanni Battista Re
- 2.Pietro Parolin
- 3.Benedict XVI
- 4.John Paul II
- 5.Giuseppe Versaldi
- 6.Diego Ravelli
- 7.Peter Erdo
- 8.Catriona Hawe
- 9.Gregorio Borgia
- 10.Habemus Papam
- 11.James Kleineck
- 12.Jean-Marc Aveline