{"id":131937,"date":"2025-05-07T20:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/black-smoke-signals-no-pope-elected-in-1st-round-of-vatican-conclave"},"modified":"2025-05-11T07:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:39:42","slug":"black-smoke-signals-no-pope-elected-in-1st-round-of-vatican-conclave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/black-smoke-signals-no-pope-elected-in-1st-round-of-vatican-conclave","title":{"rendered":"Black smoke signals no pope elected in 1st round of Vatican conclave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Black smoke rose from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signaling that the first round of voting in the papal conclave failed to elect a new pope.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing a centuries-old tradition, 133 cardinal electors gathered at the Vatican to begin the process of selecting the 267th head of the Catholic Church, following the death of Pope Francis last month.<\/p>\n<p>The day commenced with a solemn mass at St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, celebrated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who also presided over the 2013 conclave that elected Francis.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, the cardinal electors convened in the Pauline Chapel and processed into the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave is taking place.<\/p>\n<p>The Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo&#8217;s iconic frescoes, remains sealed off from the outside world until a new pope is chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Under the conclave&#8217;s rules, a two-thirds majority is required to elect the next pontiff.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s conclave continues a tradition dating back to 1492, when the Sistine Chapel hosted its first papal election\u2014the same year Christopher Columbus reached the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>While the papal selection process once stretched on for years, as in the mid-1200s, more recent elections have moved swiftly. In 2013, Francis was elected after five ballots over two days.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis passed away on April 21 at the age of 88, following a series of health complications, including cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The conclave will resume voting on Thursday as the Church awaits the emergence of its next leader.<\/p>\n<p>If a new pope is elected, white smoke will billow out of the chimney and the formula &#8220;habemus papam&#8221; (Latin for &#8220;we have a pope&#8221;) will be pronounced by the cardinal protodeacon from the balcony of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Tanzania<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Tanzania. Black smoke rose from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signaling that the first round of voting in the papal conclave failed to elect a new pope. 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