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Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

The first vote in the secret conclave has failed to elect a new pope after black smoke was seen coming from the chiney at the Vatican. 18:54, Matt Watts Large crowds have congregated in the square ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican on May 7, 2025 [Filippo ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine ... white and then became darker, the conclave began using chemicals to get the proper color. In 2013, former Vatican spokesperson Federico Lombardi revealed ...

Yet. Hours later than expected, black smoke was seen blowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the end of the first day of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke was seen rising from the ... prior to the start of the conclave, at St Peter's Basilica on May 7, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican ...

Rather than soot, the smoke contains microscopic droplets and fine solids that are transparent or white. The result is a ...