Black smoke billowed over the Vatican on Wednesday to signal that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority of ...

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

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Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

Cardinals begin secret vote inside Sistine Chapel to choose new pope - Some 133 Cardinals began their secretive conclave on ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect a new pope. Thousands of people cheered in Vatican Square when the ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...