Extra ominous.

Everybody out.

The doors close.

The conclave opens and the cardinals begin the ancient ritual of choosing a new pope.

But the black smoke says, not tonight.

From CBS News headquarters in New York, this is the CBS Evening News.

Good evening on John Dickerson.

I'm Maurice Dubois in Rome, and now we wait.

133 Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are spending their first night closed off from the

outside world as they choose a new pope. They took their first vote inside the Sistine Chapel this

evening, but black smoke from the chimney told the citizens of Rome and the people of the world

that no one received the required two-thirds majority.

So they will try again tomorrow.

The procession of cardinal electors to the Sistine Chapel was accompanied by the litany of saints.

A moving recitation of the names of saints that stretches across two millennia. Once inside with the masterpieces of Michelangelo bearing witness, each cardinal took a vow to keep details of this election secret.

One of these men will be the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics.

The Cardinals represent 70 countries, the largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history.

Then the command came in Latin to clear the room of anyone who was not voting. Extra ominous. It means everyone out and the door was locked from inside.

Outside in St. Peter's Square, a vigil began.

We met a family from Lafayette, Indiana.

Kelsey and Paul Wilson traveled with their six children.

So how do you get six kids on the plane?

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