Black smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signifying that the cardinals selected to choose next Pope have not reached a decision on their first try.

西斯廷教堂的烟囱冒出了黑烟，表明枢机主教在第一轮投票中未能选出新教皇。

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There was widespread speculation before the conclave that the Roman Catholic Church was about to elect its first black pope from Africa.

BBC: Pope Francis' first moves hint at break with past

Peter's Square on Wednesday in a makeshift popemobile as he campaigns for Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to become the church's first black pope.

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It is worth remembering that it was a previous "Black Pope", Father Hans Kolvenbach, who first broke the tradition that the general of the Jesuits, just like the Pope, was a lifelong appointment.

BBC: Pope Francis' first moves hint at break with past