Black Smoke Rises from Sistine Chapel as Cardinals Fail to Elect New Pope in First Vote
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A plume of black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signaling that the first vote in the highly anticipated papal conclave has not produced a new pope. The signal came as thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, eyes fixed on the chapel’s rooftop flue, waiting in hushed […]