20 minutes: cardiais closes in the sistine chapel to choose a new pope and black smoke left the chimney after vote

20 minutes: cardiais closes in the sistine chapel to choose a new pope and black smoke left the chimney after vote

It officially started the conclave. The 133 cardinals who will elect Francis’ successor closed on Wednesday at the Sistine Chapel. In the afternoon there was the first vote, but the cardinals voters They did not arrive the consensus. The black smoke left the Vatican chimney at 21:01 (20:01 in Lisbon).

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