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UPDATE – White smoked billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney and bells of St Peter's Basilica rang out, announcing that a new Pope had been chosen to lead 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. |
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Cardinals have elected Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as the new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave.Bergoglio is the first ever... |
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The pope, whose identity isn't yet known, is due to emerge from the loggia overlooking St Peter's Square to deliver his first words as the Bishop of Rome. |
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There was some good advice on Twitter today from the London Fire Brigade: “If you see black smoke billowing from anywhere other than the #Vatican today,” it tweeted, “give us a bell, it’s probably not a good sign #Pope.” But while we were waiting for the good sign from the Sistine Chapel chimney.... |
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The 115 voting cardinals of the Catholic church chose a successor to Pope Benedict XVI today. Here are brief biographies of some of the men who may be in the running, based on betting websites and consulting Vatican watchers. Angelo Scola (Italy): Born: Nov. |
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On the second day of their conclave, 115 Roman Catholic cardinals settled on their selection. Now, the new pontiff faces the challenge of leading a church that is confronting many challenges. |
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CBC Radio One and Two FM service will be unavailable tonight from midnight through to Thursday morning at 5 a.m. MT. |
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White smoke pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney signals that we have a new Pope! The billowing white smoke began spilling out of the chimney at approximately 7:06 p.m. local time, indicating the Cardinals had reached consensus on a candidate in the second round of balloting Wednesday afternoon, the Vatican Radio informs. |
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Two rounds of voting in the Wednesday morning session of the second day of the conclave still failed to produce a new pope. The chimney followers at Vatican Square were informed of this developed with the release anew of black smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. |
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Around 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, including 95 percent of the Polish population, are still waiting for a new Pope, after black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, Wednesday. |
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Clemence Manyukwe, Political Editor IN the run-up to the 2008 general polls, the then Transmedia boss Alfred Mandere provoked ZANU-PF’s anger when he told a parliamentary committee that the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) should encourage the use of shortwave radios in areas beyond the parastatal’s Frequency Modulation broadcast. |
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