After Third Round Of Voting, Results Yet To Produce Pope As Massive Crowd Of About 15,000 gather In St. Peter’s Square

<h4>After Third Round Of Voting<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the conclave to elect the 267th Pope has reached a critical juncture&comma; with no candidate emerging as the new leader of the Catholic Church after the third ballot&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The black smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel&&num;8217&semi;s chimney at 11&colon;50 Thursday afternoon signalled that the second round of voting on the first full day of the conclave was inconclusive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Vatican News&comma; the cardinals broke for lunch as anticipation builds among the crowd gathered in St&period; Peter&&num;8217&semi;s Square&period; Voting is expected to resume around 16&colon;00 local time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A massive crowd of approximately 15&comma;000 people has gathered in St&period; Peter&&num;8217&semi;s Square&comma; eagerly awaiting the announcement of the new Pope&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among them are newlyweds Sarah and Cameron from Indiana&comma; who were initially scheduled to attend Mass with Pope Francis on Thursday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re sad that&&num;8217&semi;s not happening now&comma; but we know this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity&comma;&&num;8221&semi; they said&comma; expressing hope that the new Pope will be a voice of reason in a troubled world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fr&period; Prashant Padu&comma; a student in Rome from the Archdiocese of Bombay&comma; echoed similar sentiments&comma; saying&comma; &&num;8220&semi;The Church has been blessed with wonderful Popes&period;&&num;8221&semi; He hopes the next Pope will embody the best qualities of their predecessors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The papal conclave is a centuries-old tradition in which cardinals gather to elect a new Pope&comma; typically requiring a two-thirds supermajority vote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The process involves rigorous procedures&comma; including the seclusion of cardinals in the Sistine Chapel and strict rules governing the election process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;