Cardinals have failed to reach the required two-thirds majority in their first vote to choose a new pope in the Vatican. Black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 8pm, indicating they had been unable to agree. Crowds in St Peter's Square had been kept waiting longer than expected and most were hoping for the white smoke that signals the arrival of a new pontiff. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/conclave-to-choose-pope-begins-as-cardinals-take-secrecy-oath-and-shut-sistine-chapel-doors-13363412 #skynews #conclave #cardinals #italy SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales