Monday, April 18, 2005

Black Smoke from the Sistine

The Cardinals have evidently held their first ballot and non habemus Papam.

Black smoke streamed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney Monday to signal that cardinals failed to select a new pope in their first round of voting, held just hours after they began their historic task: finding a leader capable of building on John Paul II’s spiritual energy while keeping modern rifts from tearing deeper into the church.

Keeping watch here.

Posted by Matt on 04/18 at 03:46 PM
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