{"id":54115,"date":"2025-05-08T11:37:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/papal-conclave-enters-day-two\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T11:41:49","slug":"papal-conclave-enters-day-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/papal-conclave-enters-day-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Papal Conclave enters day two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first day of the conclave, held on Wednesday, concluded without a decision. As tradition dictates, the appearance of black smoke from the chapel\u2019s chimney signaled that no candidate had secured the necessary two-thirds majority to be named pope and succeed the late Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<p>While only one round of voting is customary on the first day, Thursday marked the beginning of a more intensive schedule. From now on, the cardinals will hold up to four ballots each day\u2014two in the morning and two in the afternoon\u2014until a new pontiff is chosen.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the Vatican, a quiet tension mingled with hope. St. Peter\u2019s Square glowed under the morning sun, the basilica\u2019s iconic dome casting long shadows across the gathering crowds. <\/p>\n<p>Pilgrims, clergy, tourists, and reporters\u2014speaking a blend of languages\u2014waited patiently for the next sign from the chimney.<\/p>\n<p>Some found shade under the colonnades; others sat cross-legged on the cobblestones, gazing toward the roofline for a glimpse of smoke. <\/p>\n<p>The mix of ages and backgrounds spoke to the global significance of the moment. From the devout to the curious, seasoned observers to first-time visitors, all had come to witness history.<\/p>\n<p>As the world watches, the color of the smoke remains the only clue to the proceedings within. Until white smoke rises\u2014signaling the successful election of a new pope\u2014the search for the next leader of the Catholic Church continues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-86820\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kuri_chapelle_ya_sistine_haraye_hazamutse_umwotsi_w_umukara_ikimenyetso_cy_uko_nta_papa_wabonetse-273fe.jpg\" alt=\"The first day of the conclave, held on Wednesday, concluded without a decision. As tradition dictates, the appearance of black smoke from the chapel\u2019s chimney signaled that no candidate had secured the necessary two-thirds majority.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-86823\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/si.jpg\" alt=\"The process to elect the next pope entered its second day on Thursday, with 133 Catholic cardinals once again entering the Sistine Chapel for another round of secret voting.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process to elect the next pope entered its second day on Thursday, with 133 Catholic cardinals once again entering the Sistine Chapel for another round of secret voting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000086822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000086822,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/cardinal-56411.webp","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/webp","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/cardinal-56411.webp","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/cardinal-56411.webp","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/cardinal-56411.webp","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/cardinal-56411.webp","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/cardinal-56411.webp","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000086822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54115"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54115"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}