Roman Catholic cardinals started meeting Tuesday for their conclave to elect a new pope.
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![Visitors wait in Saint Peter's Square during the second day of voting by cardinals to elect a new pope at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7916f3e3-8f1f-4dd0-86c9-038440b22d7e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors wait in Saint Peter's Square during the second day of voting by cardinals to elect a new pope at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.
![Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a pope in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5251f787-ff8d-49cb-8c33-9a104640712c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a pope in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.
![Two nuns smile in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3f2ebe72-ba80-498c-a33e-209a0970ad5f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two nuns smile in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 13, 2013.
![People crowd Saint Peter's Square to await the sight of smoke from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, March 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/84f2e955-9207-4c84-aef3-3ba0b2d2e0a5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People crowd Saint Peter's Square to await the sight of smoke from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, March 12, 2013.