New pope yet to be chosen as Black smoke rises again above the Sistine Chapel (video)

Thick black smoke billowed  from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, meaning that 133 cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. 

The 133 cardinals voting for a successor to the Pope Francis were shut in for the secretive conclave on Wednesday evening.

The first black smoke on Wednesday evening arrived some three hours and 15 minutes after the cardinals closed their doors, greeted with some disappointment by the crowds at the Vatican.

Black smoke means none of the candidates has secured the minimum two-thirds majority,  89 votes and white smoke signals the election of the 267th pope.

Watch the video below…

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