El cónclave, en imágenes
Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their secret conclave on March 12, 2013 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO
Faithful wait for the result of the first vote during a papal election conclave on March 12, 2013 at St Peter's square at the Vatican. Cardinals began a conclave under Michelangelo's famous frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday to elect a successor to Benedict XVI, with the odds favouring another Western conservative as pope. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO