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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 ...
2025 papal conclave begins at Vatican, with black smoke indicating no new pope chosen in first vote
The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...
Live updates: No pope chosen in day’s first ballots as black smoke billows
The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...
Has a pope been chosen? Here's why there was black smoke during papal conclave Thursday
Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...
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 ...
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel’s chimney
Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...