双语新闻：枢机主教仍未选出新罗马天主教宗 Papal Conclave Enters Second Day

13 March, 2013

梵蒂冈西斯汀教堂屋顶上的小烟囱升起黑烟，表示天主教枢机主教星期三上午的投票未能选出新的罗马天主教教宗。

由115位枢机主教选出的新教宗将接替上个月辞职的本笃16世教宗。本笃16世教宗表示，由于身体原因，他无法胜任教宗的职责。

天主教枢机主教第二天投票选举新教宗前进行了祈祷。

成千上万的人聚集在圣彼得广场，等候看烟囱是冒黑烟和还是白烟来显示枢机主教的投票结果。

枢机主教选出本笃16世的继任者后，烟囱将冒出白烟，圣彼得大教堂的钟声将敲响。

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.