On the second day of the conclave (the secret meeting of cardinals) on the 8th (local time), no new pope was elected during the morning vote.
At around 11:50 a.m. that day, black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where the conclave was held, signaling the failure to elect a pope. Black smoke indicates a failure to elect a pope, while white smoke signifies a successful election.
This means that no candidate received the support of at least 89 cardinals, more than two-thirds of the 133-member electorate in the two morning votes.
The cardinal electors are scheduled to gather again at the Sistine Chapel around 4 p.m. to hold two more votes.
If a pope is elected in the first afternoon vote, white smoke will rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel around 5:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. on the 9th in Korean time); if elected in the second vote, it will rise around 7 p.m. (2 a.m. on the 9th in Korean time).
Meanwhile, both the 2005 conclave (Benedict XVI) and the 2013 conclave (Francis) saw an elected candidate emerge on the second day. The number of votes held at that time was four and five, respectively.