Cardinals Fail to Elect New Pope, Conclave Moves On to Next Vote
Cardinals attend the first day of the conclave to elect a new pope inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, on May 7.
Photographer: Vatican Media/AP PhotoRoman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome failed to choose a new pope in a ballot Wednesday.
A plume of black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel signaled that the 133 cardinals gathered for the conclave have still to muster the two thirds majority required to appoint the next pontiff.