Vatican Yet To Elect New Pope In Second Day Of Conclave | TheNewsDESK

Thursday May 8, 2025 |

Cardinals are yet to elect a new pope after two rounds of voting on Thursday morning, with black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel.

Following the two votes which took place, the cardinals will embark on a lunch break, after which they will meet again in the afternoon.

The afternoon convergence marks the fourth and potentially fifth rounds of voting after the cardinals failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed to elect a new pope.

According to a CNN report, 133 voting cardinals are sequestered in the Vatican during the conclave: any one of them needs two-thirds of the vote to become the next pope. Voting continues until a new Catholic leader is chosen.

Meanwhile, thousands have flocked to the Vatican to keep watch on the chapel’s chimney.

Black smoke means the cardinals have nor reached a consensus, and white smoke means a new pope has been selected.