A group of 133 cardinals has not reached a decision in the first vote of the conclave after the process, which is shrouded in secrecy and ceremony, took longer than expected

Catholic cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope. The 133 cardinals voted again on Thursday morning after having spent the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's Square to await their decision, after the first conclave ballot failed to find a winner during a longer-than-expected voting session.