Cardinals have failed to reach the required two-thirds majority in their first vote to choose a new pope in the Vatican.
Black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 8pm, indicating they had been unable to agree.
Crowds in St Peter’s Square had been kept waiting longer than expected and most were hoping for the white smoke that signals the arrival of a new pontiff.
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