No winner on Conclave’s 1st ballot

Updated We’ll have to wait a little longer to find out who the next Pope will be.

The black smoke rose from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, signalling that the 115 Cardinals inside have not yet selected a Pope. The smoke was seen by thousands of people in St Peter’s Square, some watching giant televisions.

The Cardinal-electors will hold a new round of voting tomorrow morning and they’ll remain sequestered until they elect a successor to Pope Benedict, who resigned last month. When they agree on a new Pope, white smoke will rise from the chimney, and the bells of St Peter’s Basilica will ring.

We have team coverage of today’s developments, including an update from Nick Dixon in Rome.