CONCLAVE 2025 LIVE: CARDINALS VOTER ONE BEEN ON again after Black SMOKE does not report any pope chosen on the first day

The faithful piled up on St Peter square to monitor the smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney, while waiting for a signal that a new pope has been chosen.

No smoke has appeared from the chapel of the Sistine Chapel this morning.

There would be only smoke at the time if a new pope had been elected, so that could mean one of the two things.

The cardinals had to finish their first vote after 10:30 am Roman time (9:30 am, British time), so it could mean that they voted, but failed to obtain a majority.

But last night, smoke went much later than originally planned, so it is possible that the vote is still in progress.

On average, the new popes are elected on the third day of the conclave, after eight ballots, according to Vatican News.

Pope Francis was elected on the second day of the 2013 conclave, after five ballots.

There were only two ballots so far during this conclave.

The cardinals finished their first morning vote.

If they have selected a pope, white smoke will soon appear from the Sistine Chapel chimney around 9:30 am.

The Catholic faithful hope that the conclave will select a new church chief on the second day of the conclave, after a first vote produced the black smoke Wednesday evening.

The crowds were rejected Thursday morning, hoping to be there when the cardinals made their decision.

Earlier, some people had started to think that the long wait was that the sign that the cardinals had made a decision during a first vote, which would be unprecedented in the modern era.

“They probably need more time,” said Costanza Ranaldi, a 63 -year -old man who traveled from Pescara in the Italian Abruzz region to be a historic moment.

Chiara Pironi, a 26 -year -old woman who lives in Rome, said that she would continue to return to St Peter square until a new pope is chosen.

“I don’t want to miss this moment,” she said.

Cardinals must reach a majority of two thirds to elect a new Pope. We ask the selected cardinal if he accepts the role, and once he said yes, he must choose a papal name.

Then, he is taken to a small room off the Sistine Chapel called “Room of Tears”, named after the emotional weight of the responsibility to come, where he will put white papal clothes.

Immediately after that, the new pope is presented to the world of the Balcony of the Saint-Pierre Basilica with the Latin proclamation: “Annintio vobis Gaudium Magnum: Habemus Papam!” (“I bring you news of great joy: we have a pope!”)

This will be immediately followed by the revelation of his baptismal name, in Latin, followed by the papal name he chose.

The dark rain in Rome this morning did not prevent the faithful and tourists who line up to enter the square of St Peter, all hoping to be there for the time when the cardinals elect the next pope.

This is the second day of the secret papal conclave, in which 133 cardinals from 70 countries met to debate and votes in the Sistine Chapel to decide who among them is best placed to direct the Catholic Church.

The images show hundreds of people waiting behind barricades to enter the square.

Once there, on the right side of the Saint-Pierre basilica, they will be able to see the small fireplace from which the smoke signals of the conclave will appear.

The 133 cardinal voters have a potentially long day before themselves.

They have already had breakfast and traveled their residences in Santa Marta at the Papal Palace where they celebrated mass and rent in the Pauline chapel.

At 9:15 a.m. Roman hour (8:15 am British time), they had a prayer in the middle of the morning in the Sistine Chapel, before the start of their deliberations.

According to Vatican News, the first vote will take place shortly after.

If they elect a new pope in this vote, there will be white smoke from the sixtine chapel chimney at around 9:30 am British time.

If they did not choose a pope during this first vote, there is another voting series. Smoke, black or white, after 11am, British time will point out the outcome of this vote.

The cardinals will then return to the residences for lunch, before returning to the Papal Palace at 2:45 p.m. British time.

The public will not see or hear from the 133 cardinal voters before sending the white smoke signal, which means that a new pope has been chosen.

But yesterday there were a lot of rituals and ceremonies to mark the start of their secret conclave.

In a special mass on Wednesday morning, the dean of the Cardinal College prayed for cardinals to be enlightened to choose “the Pope our time needs”.

“We are here to invoke the help of the Holy Spirit, to implore his light and his strength so that the elected pope is the one that the Church and humanity need this difficult and complex turning point in history,” said Reve in his homily.

“Let us therefore pray that the Holy Spirit, which in the past one hundred years has given us a series of truly holy and large pontifts, will give us a new pope according to the heart of God for the good of the Church and humanity.”

The cardinals left their accommodation in Santa Marta and attended mass in the Pauline chapel, before meeting in the Sistine Chapel.

An intensive debate will be underway to guarantee the majority of two thirds required to elect a successor to Pope Francis, with up to four voting cycles which should occur today.

Two laps will perform in the morning, and two laps will perform in the afternoon, with a long break for lunch.

The cardinals said this week that they expected a short conclave, although it probably takes at least a few voting cycles.

The independent brings you the latest updates.