People gather in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening as they watch for smoke from the small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel to signal the outcome of the first vote of the College of Cardinals during the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
People gather in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening.
A priest watches for smoke in St. Peter's Square.
A man watches for smoke from the Sistine Chapel to signal the outcome of the first vote of the College of Cardinals.
People gather in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening as they watch for smoke from the small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
Nuns stand in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening waiting for smoke from the small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel to signal the outcome of the first vote of the College of Cardinals during the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
Black smoke billows out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on Tuesday evening, indicating that the first vote by the conclave to elect a new pope was inconclusive. The 115 cardinals will return Wednesday morning to resume voting. The new pope must receive a two-thirds majority, or 77 votes to become the 266th pontiff.
A woman stands in St. Peter's Square on Tuesday evening after black smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the vote will not bring a new pope this evening. To read more about the day's events check out Betsy Hiel's reporting from Rome in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.