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

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

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

This livestream has ended. White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected ...

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

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

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

Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a ...

At Conclave, what's the difference between white smoke and black smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney? We have an ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

The Vatican’s cardinals gather in conclave today to begin electing the successor to the late Pope Francis—which means the ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...