After the first day of the conclave ended with no new pope, 133 cardinals representing 70 countries gather again behind closed doors on Thursday to continue deliberating on who will be the new leader of the Catholic Church.
From today, two ballots will be held in the morning and two in the afternoon until a winner is found.
While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting. Although it is impossible to know who the cardinals are favouring at this point, Cardinals Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle remain strong contenders, according to insiders.
The most geographically diverse College of Cardinals in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history will follow centuries-old rituals inside the Sistine Chapel to decide who will lead the 1.4 billion faithful.
In the past century, it has taken between three and eight ballots to choose a pontiff.
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