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Black smoke has billowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, signalling that the 133 cardinals have failed to agree on a new pope during the first vote of the conclave.
The historic and secretive process to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who passed away earlier this year, will continue tomorrow. From Thursday, cardinals will hold up to four votes a day until a new leader of the Catholic Church is chosen.
Among the key figures in the conclave is Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the former Secretary of State under Pope Francis, widely considered a leading contender to become the next pontiff.
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The world now waits as the conclave resumes.
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