It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with this morning's inconclusive pair of votes yielding black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney at midday local time.

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope has been chosen or not.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.