Live updates: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel

St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Cityscape
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St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Cityscape
AP News
Edited By CURTIS YEE, KATARINA KRATOVAC and BERNARD McGHEE
Updated 3:03 PM EDT, May 7, 2025
Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.
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