ROME, ITALY – White smoke appeared over the Vatican following the second morning of the cardinals’ conclave on Wednesday, signalling that so far the second day of voting has produced a new pope.
Follow the White smoke watch live on the Florence Daily News home page.
Pope Franci, Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than his tradition-minded predecessor, who tended to stay ensconced in the frescoed halls of the Vatican.