Rome conclave: Cardinals fail to elect Pope in first vote
Cardinals of the Catholic Church have failed to elect a new Pope on their first day in the Vatican conclave.
Black smoke rising from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel indicated that their ballot had been inconclusive.
The 115 cardinal-electors will vote four times daily until two-thirds can agree on a single candidate.
The vote was the first held by the cardinals since they entered the conclave on Tuesday afternoon, and was not expected to produce a positive result.
Alan Little reports.
12 Mar 2013
- From the section Europe