Cardinals fail to elect new pope, another vote expected Thursday afternoon

Cardinals erstwhile again grounded connected Thursday greeting to elite a caller pope. Following nan result of nan ballot connected Wednesday evening — which was delayed by much than 2 hours — our Euronews analogous Giorgia Orlandi reported connected different information ending successful achromatic smoke.

A 2nd convention is expected later connected Thursday. To beryllium chosen, nan adjacent pope will request astatine slightest 89 votes to unafraid a mostly from nan College of Cardinals.

Meanwhile, alongside Cardinal Pietro Parolin — wide seen arsenic nan frontrunner — and nan group of Filipino cardinals, different names person emerged, according to some betting agencies and reports successful nan Italian media.

One of them is Cardinal Robert Prevost, calved successful Chicago and raised successful a family of European origin. He is besides intimately linked to Pope Francis, who appointed him a cardinal successful 2023.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said he hopes to spot achromatic fume from nan chimney by Thursday evening.

In 2013, Pope Francis was elected aft a two-day conclave. The swift determination reflected a beardown statement among nan cardinals.

Prior to nan opening of nan conclave connected Wednesday, nan cardinals said they were looking for a short conclave again.