Cardinals return for day two of conclave after black smoke on first night

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As we’ve been reporting, the second day of the conclave is now under way, with electing cardinals expected to take another vote around 10:30 local time (09:30 BST).

Pope Francis, who appointed most of the cardinals voting, created a more global conclave to find his successor than the one that appointed him a decade ago.

There are 133 voting cardinals in this conclave and while cardinals from Europe make up the biggest group of those with a vote (Italy alone has 17), the numbers are down compared to the conclave that selected Pope Francis.

Asia has seen the biggest rise, more than doubling its number of voting cardinals, from 10 to 23.

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