JUST IN: White smoke rises as cardinals elect new pope

White smoke emerged from the chimney of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals gathered in conclave have successfully elected a new pope.

They picked a successor to Pope Francis on the second day of voting, but the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics will have to wait for the official announcement from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to learn who he is.

More details to follow.

AFP