Conclave to elect the 266th Pope

smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The black smoke indicates that the cardinals did not elect a new pope.

Dmitry Lovetsky | AP
Faithful gather in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that cardinals have failed to elect a pope on their first try. The cardinals held the first day of the conclave Tuesday deeply divided over the problems of the church and who best among them could fix them following the stunning resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Luca Bruno | AP
A floodlight illuminates the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, from where the newly elected pope will salute the crowd, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope amid deep divisions and uncertainty over who will lead the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic church and tend to its many problems.

Luca Bruno | AP
A giant monitor in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 shows the heavy wooden door to the Sistine Chapel being closed and locked, signaling the start of the conclave to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI following his stunning resignation. Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, closed the double doors after shouting "Extra omnes," Latin for "all out," telling everyone but those taking part in the conclave to leave the frescoed hall. He then locked it.

Gregorio Borgia | AP
People watch on a video monitor in St. Peter's Square as Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, closes the double doors to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at the start of the conclave of cardinals to elect the next pope. Marini closed the doors after shouting "Extra omnes," Latin for "all out," telling everyone but those taking part in the conclave to leave the frescoed hall. He then locked it.

Michael Sohn | AP
In this picture released by the Vatican newspape L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinals take an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before they start the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world.

L'Osservatore Romano | AP
In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, from left, cardinals Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Oscar Andres Rodriuguez Maradiaga, Wilfrid Fox Napier, Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Francisco Javier Errazurriz Ossa, Audrys Juozas Backis, Geraldo Majella Agnelo prepare for the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world.

AP
In this image taken from video provided by CTV, cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect the next pope Tuesday, March 12, 2013.

AP
In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, cardinals' biretta hats are seen on a table as cardinals prepare for the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world.

AP
In this picture released by the Vatican newspape L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, to start the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic pope. Cardinals from around the globe locked themselves inside the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to choose a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church, surrounded by Michelangelo's imposing frescos imagining the beginning and the end of the world.

L'Osservatore Romano | AP
People watch on a video monitor under the statue of St. Peter in St. Peter's Square as cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel at the start the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013.

Andrew Medichini | AP
Faithful shelter from the rain as they gather in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals have begun filing into the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope amid deep divisions and uncertainty over who will lead the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic church and tend to its many problems.

Alessandra Tarantino | AP
In this image taken from video provided by CTV, a cardinal places his hands on the Gospel to "promise pledge and swear" to keep the oath of secrecy after entering the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City for the conclave to elect the next pope Tuesday, March 12, 2013.

AP
In this image made from video provided by Vatican CTV television, Nigerian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, right, takes an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic Church pope.

AP
In this image made from video provided by Vatican CTV television, Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, of Brazil, right, takes an oath of secrecy inside the Sistine Chapel, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, before the start of the conclave to elect the 266th Roman Catholic Church pope. Behind Scherer are Cardinals John Njue, of Kenya, Raul Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, of Ecuador, and Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

AP
Faithful hold their umbrellas as they follow cardinals taking an oath inside the Sistine Chapel at the start the conclave on a video monitor in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Emilio Morenatti | AP
Faithful follow cardinals taking an oath inside the Sistine Chapel at the start the conclave to elect a new pope on a video monitor in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Emilio Morenatti | AP
Faithful hold their umbrellas as they follow a mass inside St. Peter's Basilica celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, seen on a giant screen in St. Peter's Square, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Emilio Morenatti | AP
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, cardinals, in red, attend a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

AP
Cardinals attend a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Andrew Medichini | AP
Cardinals attend a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Andrew Medichini | AP
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, left, celebrates a Mass for the election of a new pope inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Andrew Medichini | AP
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, cardinals, in red, and faithful attend a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

AP
People attend a Mass for the election of a new pope inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Oded Balilty | AP
Nigerian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, right, is seen with other cardinals attending a Mass for the election of a new pope celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Andrew Medichini | AP
A cardinal puts on his mitre hat during a Mass for the election of a new pope, inside St. Peter's Basilica , at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Andrew Medichini | AP
Visitors watch a mass at St. Peter's Basilica shown on a video monitor in Vatican Square attended by cardinals before sequestering themselves in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave to elect the next pope at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Michael Sohn | AP
Faithful follow a Mass taking place inside St.Peter's Basilica for the election of a new pope, broadcast on a giant screen, not pictured, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Emilio Morenatti | AP
A nun prays inside St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect the next pope amid more upheaval and uncertainty than the Catholic Church has seen in decades: There's no front-runner, no indication how long voting will last and no sense that a single man has what it takes to fix the many problems.

Emilio Morenatti | AP

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