Crowds watch for Vatican chimney smoke as cardinals hold first vote for next pope

The cardinals responsible for electing a new pope are locked inside the Sistine Chapel for the secret ballot – you can watch live in this page for the first smoke to emerge from the Vatican chimney

Black smoke means more voting will take place tomorrow, white means there is a new pope

Before the doors shut, cardinals took an oath in which they promised to keep secret all matters related to the vote and that whoever is elected will faithfully carry out the role

They will now have no communication with the outside world until a new pope is elected, meaning the conclave has officially begun