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

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...

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

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

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This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

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