After the end of the first day of the conclave, without new pope, 133 cardinals representing 70 countries gathered in camera on Thursday to continue to deliberate who will be the new head of the Catholic church.
From today, two ballots will take place in the morning and two in the afternoon until a winner is found.
While the cardinals said this week that they expected a short conclave, it will probably take at least a few voting cycles. Although it is impossible to know who cardinals promote at this stage, the cardinals Pietro Parolin and Luis Antonio Tagle remain strong suitors, according to initiates.
The college of the most geographically diversified cardinals in the history of 2,000 years of the Catholic church will follow rituals of several centuries inside the Sistine Chapel to decide which will direct the 1.4 billion faithful.
During the last century, it took between three and eight ballots to choose a pontiff.
Follow our blog live for updates, analysis and ideas of Euronews journalists across Europe during the first day of the conclave.
