Conclave smoke livestream May 8: Watch for results of papal election

Bishops and different elder officials of the Catholic Church volition stitchery successful the Sistine Chapel for the second time of voting connected May 8 to elite Pope Francis' successor.

The papal conclave, hosted by the College of Cardinals, began connected Wednesday. Black fume plumed from the Sistine Chapel chimney connected Wednesday night, indicating an inconclusive archetypal vote. The cardinals are tasked with voting for 1 of their colleagues to instrumentality implicit the relation of pontiff.

Before the predetermination began, each cardinal took an oath of secrecy and the Sistine Chapel's doors were sealed, sequestering the cardinals from the "outside world." Each cardinal votes by concealed ballot, says a supplication and past drops his ballot into a ample chalice, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website states. The conclave concludes erstwhile 1 campaigner receives a two-thirds bulk vote.

How ticker a livestream showing conclave smoke

USA TODAY volition livestream sum of the conclave's archetypal time betwixt 3 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET connected Thursday, May 8. Watch the livestream astatine apical of this story. It volition besides beryllium disposable connected the USA TODAY YouTube channel.

What does the achromatic oregon achromatic fume mean?

Because the cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, black oregon achromatic smoke is utilized to correspond the cardinals' decisions for the day, bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney.

• Black smoke indicates that 1 campaigner has not received the indispensable votes and much voting lies ahead.

• White smoke, connected the contrary, means a campaigner has received the indispensable votes and volition soon beryllium introduced to the satellite arsenic the caller pontiff.

Greta Cross is simply a nationalist trending newsman astatine USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.

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