As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the faithful and the curious gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
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After a lengthy wait, black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel's chimney at around 9pm local time.
Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects, many steeped in tradition, as they elect the next pope.
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Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has swirled around the Roman Catholic Church for decades.