The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel chimney has released white smoke and church bells rang indicating that a new leader of the 1.2bn Catholic Church has been elected after the second day of secret deliberations, Al Jazeera reports
Thousands of people gathered at the rain-soaked St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers at the sight of the white smoke on Wednesday evening.
The 115 cardinals had been deliberating throughout the day on Wednesday to find a successor for Benedict XVI.
