Conclave to extend into second day as no new Pope yet chosen

The process to choose a new pope will extend into a second day, after cardinals gathered today at the Sistine Chapel failed to elect a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

There is no clear frontrunner to succeed Pope Francis, but his legacy looms large, not least because he appointed the vast majority of the electorate: An Italian and a Filipino are among the names most often mentioned as possible future pontiffs.

The 133 cardinals eligible to vote can hold up to four rounds of voting on subsequent days; no conclave in the past nearly 200 years has taken more than four days.

The cardinals will eschew digital technology to avoid outside influence, while mobile-signal jammers have been installed and the halls have been swept for bugs to combat leaks and hacks.