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Black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimney for a 2nd time
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press) (Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press) Hi, I’m Chris Iorfida, a senior writer based in Toronto, welcoming you to our second day of coverage of the conclave to select the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic church.
More black smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 11:50 a.m. local time today, signifying that no candidate has reached the required two-thirds threshold.
It is the second occurrence of black smoke, after a Wednesday afternoon vote.
Two more votes are possible on Thursday.
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That’s it for today’s live updates
Faithful react to black smoke indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters) We’re stopping our live updates for the day. That was a …
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