Crowd Cheering in St. Peter's Square; Smoke Appears to be White

Smoke is emanating from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. Is it white?

Black Smoke After First Vote

The smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney is black. After day one, no new pope yet. Voting will continue tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM CET (4:30 AM EDT).

Papal Conclave Smoke Cam 2013

Sistine Chapel "smoke cam" is now live for the 2013 Papal Conclave. Ballots will be burned twice daily until a new Pontiff is elected. Black smoke rising from the chimney indicates that no elector has received the minimum two-thirds majority (77 out of 115 cardinals) vote; white smoke indicates that we have a new Pope!

Watch Live: Papal Conclave Live Video Stream

The College of Cardinals have exited the pro eligendo Pontifice Mass and will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin conclave in the next few minutes. Click the play button below to begin watching live streaming video of the conclave:

Conclave Streaming Video: Live Video Stream of the Conclave Smoke

Beginning tomorrow morning, The Pope Blog will have live streaming video of the conclave. While we won't have access inside the Sistine Chapel (no one but the College of Cardinals and high-ranking administrative officials are allowed inside), we will have live TV coverage of St. Peter's Square, complete with video footage of the smoke rising up from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Black smoke indicates that a round of voting has been completed, but no pope has been selected; white smoke indicates that we have a new pope.

Come back tomorrow morning for the live video stream.

Update 12 March 2013: The live stream is now available here.

Conclave to Begin Tuesday

Earlier today, the College of Cardinals voted to hold conclave on Tuesday, March 12.

The cardinals will celebrate a pro eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass in St. Peter's Basilica in the morning, and “in the afternoon the cardinals will enter into the conclave,” Father Lombardi confirmed.

Source: National Catholic Register