<p>Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots. There are still two more votes possible later in the day.</p>

The cardinals have been sworn to secrecy in the centuries-old ritual to elect a new leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.{ai:summary}<p>Black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that no new pope was elected after the second and third ballots during the conclave. Two additional votes are scheduled for later in the day. #politics</p>

Why might papal voting might have taken longer Wednesday evening?

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