Black smoke comes out
of the Sistine Chapel
Black smoke signals end of first day of conclave
No Pope was elected after the first ballot of the conclave
to elect the 267th Pope.
By Joseph Tulloch
Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel
at 21:00 on Wednesday evening, signalling that a first ballot has been held at
the conclave and has concluded without the election of a Pope.
Around 45,000 people had gathered in St Peter's Square to
await the announcement, which had been expected some time after 7pm. In the
end, they had to wait until 9.
Among those in the square was Deacon Nicholas Nkoronko from
Tanzania. Speaking to Vatican News, he said: "Our role here is to pray and
to join with other Christians, other Catholics, to pray for the Holy Spirit to
guide the whole process."
"Wherever the new Pope comes from", Deacon
Nkoronko stressed, "whether it's Africa, Asia, America, what we need is we
need a holy Pope. We need a Pope who will guide the Church and will be the
pastor of the Church."
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