conclave

All eyes on Sistine Chapel chimney as conclave enters day two

All eyes on Sistine Chapel chimney as conclave enters day two

Crowds of Catholics and curious tourists in St Peter’s Square trained their eyes on the Sistine Chapel Thursday to watch for white smoke as cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope began a second day of voting inside. Tens of thousands of people had massed to see a plume of black smoke rise up from […]