{"id":2432218,"date":"2025-05-08T07:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-new-pope-selected-on-first-vote-of-second-day-of-papal-conclave-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T07:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:01:47","slug":"no-new-pope-selected-on-first-vote-of-second-day-of-papal-conclave-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-new-pope-selected-on-first-vote-of-second-day-of-papal-conclave-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"No new pope selected on first vote of second day of papal conclave &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-new-pope-selected-on-first-vote-of-second-day-of-papal-conclave-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2432218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On the second day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-francis-announces-21-new-cardinals-to-seal-voting-majority-for-successor\/\" title=\"... appoints 21 new cardinals to secure ... majority for future successor.\">papal conclave<\/a>, approximately 45,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-los-angeles-democratic-mayor-eric-garcetti-booed-at-dodgers-home-opener\/\" title=\"WATCH: Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti Booed At Dodgers Home Opener\">000 people gathered<\/a> in St. Peter\u2019s Square to witness the election of a new pope following the vacancy left by Pope Francis. the College of Cardinals conducted their first vote, which resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/car-bomb-blast-kills-four-in-baghdads-sadr-city\/\" title=\"Car Bomb Bla... Kills Four in Baghdad\u2019s Sadr City\">black smoke<\/a> being emitted from the Sistine chapel, indicating that no new pope was elected. For a candidate to be chosen, a minimum of 89 out of 133 cardinal votes is required, and this number of voters marks a ancient high for a conclave. After the unsuccessful first vote,there will be up to three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >additional voting sessions<\/a> on the same day,with the next ballot expected to be burned at around 7 PM local time. If no pope is elected by the end of the third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-advances-democrats-sweeping-voting-overhaul-bill-along-party-lines\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Advances Democrats\u2019 Sweeping ... Overhaul Bill Along Party Lines\">voting day<\/a>,the cardinals will take a 24-hour break before proceeding,although historically,no conclave has exceeded four days since 1831.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">No new pope selected on first vote of second day of papal conclave<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>An estimated crowd of 45,000 people gathered in St. Peter&rsquo;s Square on Thursday morning for the second day of the conclave in anticipation of the election of a successor to Pope Francis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, if a new pope is to be selected on Thursday, it will be later in the day. The first vote by the College of Cardinals on Thursday resulted in black smoke emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 11:50 a.m. local time, meaning St. Peter&rsquo;s successor had not been agreed upon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3404057\/pete-buttigieg-democratic-messaging-lays-2028-groundwork\/\">Pete Buttigieg strays from classic Democratic messaging and lays 2028 groundwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3405017\/maduro-and-putin-sign-strategic-partnership-treaty\/\">Venezuela&#8217;s Maduro and Russia&#8217;s Putin sign &#8216;strategic partnership treaty&#8217; in Moscow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3405004\/winsome-earle-sears-new-campaign-ad-stresses-american-dream\/\">Winsome Earle-Sears&#8217; new campaign ad stresses the American Dream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The next pope will need at least 89 votes out of 133 to obtain a majority from the College of Cardinals. The 133 cardinals voting is the highest number ever to vote in a conclave, according to reports. Since no one was elected in the first vote this morning, there are up to three more voting opportunities on Thursday to select the 267th pope.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next ballot burning will occur Thursday evening around 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>If no pope is elected after the third day of voting, the cardinals take a 24-hour break. The process could continue for days; however, no papal conclave has lasted more than four days <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/election-process-pope-commences-papal-conclave\/story?id=121526125\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since 1831<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No pope chosen on first vote of second conclave day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2432219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25127354392700.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4133,53985,54825,9367],"class_list":["post-2432218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-news","tag-papal-conclave","tag-pope-selection","tag-vatican"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25127354392700.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432218\/revisions\/2432222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}