Reports reaching Newshereandthere have indicated that Cardinals have successfully chosen a new pope.
The indication was as white smoke was seen from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney,according to Blueprint
The white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel means that each of the last three popes were elected in the afternoon of the second day of the conclave.
Pope Benedict XVI was elected after four rounds of voting; Francis was elected after five.
The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica are ringing to welcome the news that a new pope has been elected.
The crowd in the Vatican’s main square burst into applause when the white smoke began to pour out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney.
The identity of the next pontiff is expected to be revealed shortly when he appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.
133 red-robed cardinals from around the world cast their ballots to elect the new pope.
During the papal conclave, the cardinals were barred from leaving or having any contact with the outside world as they selected the next leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
The new pope will emerge onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet his flock as a usual practice of the Roman catholic church.
Pope Francis passed on few days ago and has been buried.
Details later.