Pope Smoke Vatican
I'm listening to the sounds of the crowd in St Peter's Square in Rome and watching the live pictures from Vatican Television.
The pictures are concentrating on the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. At the moment there is no smoke at all.
I can hear the media helicopters overhead and the clock has just chimed 10.15am Rome time.
Black Smoke 12.00pm. The Cardinals fail to elect a new Pope after the second of today's possible four votes.
16.20pm Rome time they seem to be paying a lot of attention to the chimney shot. They obviously think the third vote is about to end.
Habemus Papam
A new Pope was elected just before 17.00 pm Rome time.
Crowds in St Peter's Square watch the white smoke on a big screen.
The 78-year-old German bishop, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was named as Pope Benedict XVI.
Posted by Milt at 9:19:00 am
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