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Black smoke signals no pope elected after third round

Deutsche Presse Agentur March 13, 2013 2:02 pm
Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals are gathered to elect the new pope, at the Vatican on March 12. The ballot papers are burned giving off the smoke visible to the crowds outside which turns from black to

Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals are gathered to elect the new pope, at the Vatican on March 12. The ballot papers are burned giving off the smoke visible to the crowds outside which turns from black to

Vatican City - Black smoke emerged from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel shortly after 11:30 pm (1030 GMT) on Wednesday, signalling to the world that no pope had been elected on the second day of the conclave.



The smoke is produced by the burning of the cardinals’ ballots,with chemicals added to alter its colour. Whereas black means aninconclusive vote, white smoke is used when a new leader for theworld’s 1.2 billion Catholics has been elected.





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