Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel, signaling no pope chosen in first vote

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. READ MORE HERE: https://www.local10.com/news/world/2025/05/07/cardinals-to-begin-the-solemn-and-secret-voting-ritual-to-elect-a-new-pope/   LOCAL 10 ON SOCIAL MEDIA: LOCAL 10 NEWS on X: https://x.com/WPLGLocal10 LOCAL 10 NEWS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/local10news/ LOCAL 10 NEWS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WPLGLocal10 LOCAL 10 NEWS on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@local10news LOCAL10NEWS on YouTube: YouTube.com/@WPLGLocal10