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Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope
Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...
Black smoke vs. white smoke: What does each color mean during conclave?
At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...
Black smoke at conclave, no new Catholic pope on Thursday morning
By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the ...
Live conclave cam: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from chapel
After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...
New Pope Update: Black Smoke From Conclave After Cardinals' First Vote
The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...
Black smoke billows as Catholic cardinals remain undecided on new pope
Black smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney for the second time as the 133 Catholic cardinals remained ...
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White Smoke, Black Pope? Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff, has African roots
The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...
What does black smoke mean for pope? When is the next vote for pope
Cardinals began the papal conclave at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to select a new pope after the death of Pope Francis. What ...
Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
Black Smoke, White Smoke: How the Vatican Tells the World There’s a New Pope
In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...
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Black smoke vs. white smoke: What does each color mean during conclave?
Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer ... Before voting, the cardinals discuss the needs and challenges facing the Catholic Church. They then gather in St. Peter's Basilica to invoke ...