<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/d3ef9bca-3061-4c6a-b827-a5af1768ab29/1_th.jpg?crop=629:354,smart&amp;width=629&amp;height=354&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Black-colored smoke poured from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel Wednesday, <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-happens-when-pope-dies_n_68062bc1e4b02ca6f7ee3a83/amp" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-internal-link" data-vars-item-name="signaling" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="681b8ed1e4b0e4a3876a85db" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="68062bc1e4b02ca6f7ee3a83" data-vars-target-content-type="buzz" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0">signaling</a> the cardinals gathered to select the next leader of the Catholic Church have not yet settled on a new pope.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>May 7 was the first full day of the papal conclave, in which 135 cardinals are sequestered from the outside world until they elect a new leader via secret ballot.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>According to EWTN Vatican, the <a href="https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/november-29-marks-the-start-of-the-longest-conclave-in-the-history-of-the-catholic-church-1929" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="longest conclave in history" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="681b8ed1e4b0e4a3876a85db" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/november-29-marks-the-start-of-the-longest-conclave-in-the-history-of-the-catholic-church-1929" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1">longest conclave in history</a> began on November 29, 1268 and lasted 34 months, culminating in the election of Pope Gregory X. </p></div>

No pope today. Check back tomorrow.{ai:summary}<p>Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel indicates that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope during the ongoing conclave. This marks the first full day of the process, where 135 cardinals are isolated until a leader is chosen through secret ballot.</p><p>The longest conclave in history lasted 34 months, beginning on November 29, 1268, and concluded with the election of Pope Gregory X. #society</p>

First Day Of Papal Conclave Concludes

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