樞機主教仍未選出新羅馬天主教宗

Black smoke has emerged from a small chimney atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, signifying the morning of voting by Roman Catholic cardinals has not yet produced a new Pope.

The 115 cardinals are voting on a successor to 85-year-old Pope Benedict, who resigned last month saying he does not have the strength to carry out his papal duties.

The College of Cardinals began its second day of deliberation Wednesday after a session of prayer.

Thousands of onlookers are gathered in St. Peter's Square to await a signal of black or white smoke to indicate whether a pope has been chosen.

When the cardinals agree on a successor to Benedict, white smoke will rise from the chimney and the bells of St. Peter's Basilica will ring.梵蒂岡西斯汀教堂屋頂上的小煙囪升起黑煙，表示天主教樞機主教星期三上午的投票未能選出新的羅馬天主教教宗。

由115位樞機主教選出的新教宗將接替上個月辭職的本篤16世教宗。本篤16世教宗表示，由於身體原因，他無法勝任教宗的職責。

天主教樞機主教第二天投票選舉新教宗前進行了祈禱。

成千上萬的人聚集在聖彼得廣場，等候看煙囪是冒黑煙和還是白煙來顯示樞機主教的投票結果。

樞機主教選出本篤16世的繼任者後，煙囪將冒出白煙，聖彼得大教堂的鐘聲將敲響。