Conclave live stream as cardinals meet at Sistine Chapel to pick new pope
The papal conclave continues in Vatican City for the third day, with a new pope still to be elected, after the voting cardinals began their meeting at around 5pm UK time on Wednesday, May 7.
Black smoke has risen from the Sistine Chapel's chimney following the morning voting sessions, marking that a decision has not yet been made. When the new pope is elected, white smoke will be released as a signal.
Up to four rounds of voting can take place each full day of conclave, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Smoke is only expected up to twice a day, as ballots from two successive rounds are generally burned together if no pope is chosen in either round.
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For a new pope to be elected, they require a two-thirds majority in the voting.
The events taking place in Vatican City are being live streamed and can be viewed below.
According to reports in Italian media, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, said on Thursday: 'I hope that when I return to Rome this evening, I'll find the white smoke already rising.'
Back in 2013 Pope Francis was elected after five ballots, and white smoke on the second day of that conclave confirmed the news to the world.
The cardinals in this conclave are gathering to elect the 267th pope and have, as is tradition, been cut off from communications with the outside world. At a pre-conclave mass on Wednesday, they were reminded of the 'choice of exceptional importance' they must make in electing the next pope.
If they fail to reach an agreement on a candidate after three days of voting, they are entitled to a one-day break for prayer and free discussion.
Three UK cardinals are taking part in the conclave: Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe and Rome-based Cardinal Arthur Roche.
This conclave is thought to be one of the most diverse of any meeting of cardinals, representing some 70 countries and hailing from places such as Mongolia, Sweden and Tonga, which had not had a cardinal before.
Pope Francis had appointed some 108 of the 133 cardinals who will choose his successor.
Dubbed the people's pope, he was a popular pontiff whose death on Easter Monday sparked tributes from leaders across the world and whose funeral drew hundreds of thousands of mourners.
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