Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect the new Pope will begin voting later, with no clear frontrunner to take over as head of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n
The 115 cardinal-electors are attending a special Mass in St Peter’s Basilica before processing into the Sistine Chapel to begin their secret deliberations this afternoon.<\/p>\n
They will vote four times daily until two-thirds can agree on a candidate.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a><\/p>\n More coverage:<\/b> Day 1<\/i> Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect the new Pope will begin voting later, with no clear frontrunner to take over as head of the Roman Catholic Church. The 115 cardinal-electors are attending a special Mass in St Peter’s Basilica before…<\/span><\/p>\n
\n+ The Vatican site<\/a> including live video coverage when available [select English language from bottom of video]
\n+ Vatican Radio<\/a><\/p>\n
\n+ New York Times – Black Smoke From Conclave Signals No Pope on First Day<\/a>
\n+ Telegraph – Live updates<\/a>
\n+ CBS News – Catholic Cardinals hear plea for “unity” as they prepare to elect a new pope<\/a>
\n+ Reuters – Cardinals head to conclave to elect pope for troubled Church<\/a>
\n+ Christianity Today – Picking a pontiff: What should we pray?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"