Live conclave cam: Cardinals vote for a new pope on day 2

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals have sequestered themselves behind the Vatican s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis The cardinals are cut off from the world at the Vatican between residences and the Sistine Chapel where they vote in secret and in silence beneath Michelangelo s famed ceiling fresco of the Creation and his monumental Last Judgment The Associated Press has a livestream here The process fictionalized in the political thriller Conclave is explained to be guided by the Holy Spirit and is designed to be both contemplative and free from outside interference Taking no chances the Vatican is asking cardinals to hand over their phones for the duration of the conclave and is deactivating cell phone coverage at the Vatican It is using signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel and the Domus Santa Marta hotel and adjacent residence where the cardinals will sleep to prevent surveillance and communication with the outside world Here are particular things to know about the polling of the th pontiff of the Catholic Church which has billion faithful across the world White or black smoke signals The electors cast paper ballots and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority or votes After voting ballots are burned in a special stove black smoke signals no decision while white smoke means a new pope has been chosen A first round produced dark smoke that rose into Wednesday s night sky sending a disappointed crowd to disperse in all directions Electors must be under years old and are more geographically diverse than ever They represent Catholicism s growing presence in Africa Asia and Latin America as well as its traditional power base in Europe This photograph shows black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signaling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican on May Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO AFP via Getty Images Cardinals attend a final Mass St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinals with white mitre hats attend a final Mass inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinals arrive for a final Mass inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa attends a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia A nun shelters from the rain as she follows a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope in St Peter s Square at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Francisco Seco Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Ch vez walks before the conclave to elect a new pope in St Peter s Square at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Francisco Seco Faithful capture images with their smartphones of cardinals during a final Mass inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi looks up during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia German cardinal Gerhard Ludwig M ller walks in St Peter s Square at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Francisco Seco Cardinal Leonardo Sandri attends a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinals including Cardinal Daniel DiNardo second from right attend a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinal Fran ois-Xavier Bustillo attends a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinal Pietro Parolin center greets Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Cardinal Camillo Ruini is seen in the front row with his head hidden during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia A nun looks at Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu walk past during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St Peter s Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia A view of the central balcony of St Peter s Basilica at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Gregorio Borgia Activists from the Women s Ordination Conference release pink smoke to call for full equality for women in the Catholic Church on the first day of the conclave to elect the th pope in Rome Wednesday May AP Photo Bernat Armangue A woman shelters against the rain outside St Peter s Basilica background in Rome on Wednesday May on the day cardinals sequester themselves at the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect the th Roman pontiff a successor to Pope Francis AP Photo Francisco Seco Nuns enter an ice cream coffee bar near the Vatican in Rome on Wednesday May on the day cardinals sequester themselves at the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect the th Roman pontiff a successor to Pope Francis AP Photo Francisco Seco Faithful watch a giant screen showing images of cardinals entering the conclave in St Peter s Square at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Andrew Medichini Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi walks through the St Anna gate at the Vatican Wednesday May AP Photo Francisco Seco Show Caption of This photograph shows black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signaling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican on May Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO AFP via Getty Images Expand What happens after a new pope is chosen Once a candidate receives the necessary votes and accepts he chooses a papal name and enters the Room of Tears named for the emotional weight of the responsibility ahead to don his papal vestments Minutes later he is introduced to the world from the balcony of St Peter s Basilica with the proclamation in Latin Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum Habemus Papam I bring you tidings of great elation We have a pope That will be this instant followed by the revelation of his baptismal name in Latin followed by the papal name he has chosen Related Articles Nevada hearing may give first residents view into legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire Disney announces its first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi Five charged in deadly migrant smuggling attempt off California coast Biden calls Trump s pressure on Ukraine modern-day appeasement in st post-presidential interview In the modern day in History May RMS Lusitania torpedoed sunk by German submarine Why does the pope matter beyond the Catholic Church Though the pope leads a religious institution his influence extends far beyond it Pope John Paul II played a pivotal role in supporting the Solidarity movement in his native Poland and encouraging resistance to Soviet domination in Eastern Europe His moral leadership was credited by a great number of with helping to hasten the end of the Cold War Pope Francis the first pontiff from Latin America became a prominent voice on global issues from atmosphere change to migration and economic inequality He called for compassion toward refugees warned against the dangers of nationalism and urged action to protect the planet stances that resonated well beyond church walls and at times put him at odds with political leaders A name to signal a papal direction The first sign of the new pope s priorities will come in the name he chooses A Francis II might signal a new pope s embrace of Francis legacy of prioritizing the poor and marginalized a Pius would hint at a traditionalist restoration Associated Press religion coverage receives aid through the AP s collaboration with The Conversation US with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc The AP is solely responsible for this content