With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Black smoke is again pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that no pope was elected on second or third ballots of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The smoke billowed out at 5:50 a.

The 133 cardinals from 70 countries will begin the conclave Wednesday afternoon following a morning mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. All communications around the Vatican will be jammed and cardinals will turn in their cell phones so they can vote in secret.