No Pope Elected on Second Morning of Conclave... Additional Voting Scheduled for Afternoon

On the morning of May 8, the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope in the Catholic Church, no pope was chosen.

At approximately 11:50 a.m. local time, black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, signaling that a pope had not been elected. This indicates that in the two rounds of voting held that morning, no candidate received the support of at least 89 out of the 133 cardinal electors, which is the required two-thirds majority.

The cardinal electors are scheduled to reconvene in the Sistine Chapel at around 4:00 p.m. for two additional rounds of voting.

If a pope is elected in the first round of the afternoon, white smoke will rise from the Sistine Chapel chimney at approximately 5:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. on May 9, Korea Standard Time). If a pope is elected in the second round, the white smoke will appear at around 7:00 p.m. (2:00 a.m. on May 9, Korea Standard Time).

If no pope is chosen in either of the two afternoon rounds, black smoke will once again signal the failure to elect a pope, just as in the morning.

In both the 2005 conclave, which elected Benedict XVI, and the 2013 conclave, which elected Francis, a new pope was chosen on the second day. There were four rounds of voting in 2005 and five rounds in 2013.