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Are monitoring the chimney atop the sistine chapel very closely, because 115 cardinal electors are voting right now for a new pope. we could see white smoke at any moment if a new holy father has been chosen. otherwise, we re going to have to wait a bit. we ll see white or black smoke around 7:00 a.m. eastern time. that will mark the end of the morning voting session. if a pope has not been elected by then, the cardinals return for afternoon voting at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. we want to get right to chris cuomo, who is anchoring our coverage live from rome. and chris, we really are entering a critical few minutes in the pope watch. reporter: yeah, this is a big moment. i think it s a big reason why you see a pretty sizable crowd at st. peter s square right now. they have umbrellas. it s not a pleasant day here, but if there is smoke right now, and the cardinals should be finishing their first vote. it takes about an hour or so for them to go through the voting process. that would mea ....
Cardinals will move in to that room. they typically sit at large tables. actually several of the cardinals i interviewed after the 2005 conclave will tell you that the real sort of nuts and bolts, brass tacks political conversation doesn t go on in that lunch room because everyone can hear it. so after about an hour, they break up for lunch, then they ll move back into their rooms, or some of these small salons or meeting rooms at casa santa marta in small groups and that s where the ball gets moved. all right. to wrap it up we have three votes. we have black smoke. that means no pope. they now go on to lunch. they now have time to talk for several hours. and certainly john and zoraida, back to you in new york. they need to get this right. it s been the biggest decision this church has made in modern history. absolutely, chris. and it does continue. we have black smoke today. i know it s the highest office, right, but there s so much at stake that i wonder, you know, what s going ....
Depending on the rhythm of the procedure. it doesn t mean there s questions about the procedure. to be sure they re now going to a place where they can talk and get amongst themselves. certainly, father beck, they ve got a lot to discuss, because this is something they really have to get right. they will do that at lunch. that s where the real conversation takes place. what do you think about this morning? that has the potential for somebody to lead us, they ll talk about all those things. don t forget, then someone takes a threaded needle, takes each vote, i vote, they put the threaded needle through, they bind it together and that s when they burn it. and now, as they go to lunch, they start talking, through three ballots, no panic, means nothing historically for them to not have a pope through three ballots, right? no. pope benedict was on the fourth ballot? the last previous time there was one time a pope was elected ....
They have chosen a pope within three days. if history is a guide, age, experience are clues. jofs was 78 when he was pope benedict xvi in 2005 but he wasn t the oldest pope. in the 12th and 13th centuries, two doned their robes at 80 and 85. he was a youthful 18 when he assumed the papacy. he had help of his father who fixed the election of his only son before his death. only one man was not a cardinal first. he was named pope urban vi back in 1378. the italians have clearly had the homefield advantage, dominating it through the centuries. the conclave produced the closest thing to a genuine surprise we have had in decades. the first non-italian. the outcome is predictable. ....
Coverage of conclave day two, the selection of a new pope. and right now, everyone affixed on the copper chimney atop the sistine chapel with cardinals voting again right now. yesterday, we saw black smoke, signaling they had failed in their first attempt to produce the next spiritual leader of the roman catholic church. just 30 minutes ago, the cardinals re-entered the sistine chapel to vote again. and 30 minutes from now, at 5:30 eastern, we could see white smoke if a new holy father has been chosen. if not, we will again see black smoke or white smoke at 7:00 a.m. eastern, marking the end of the morning voting session. and if necessary, the cardinals will return for afternoon voting. that is beginning at 11:00 a.m. eastern. we are truly on papal watch. let s get you out to rome. cnn s chris cuomo anchoring our coverage on this historic morning for the world s 1.2 billion catholics. and today s really the first full day that we will see. reporter: this is a very important day. good ....