The papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool ...

All eyes will be on a small chimney on the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel today as the Catholic Church’s most senior leaders meet ...

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

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

The result is a mixture of steam and white or light gray smoke that contrasts sharply with the dark, carbon-rich black smoke. Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an ...

The result is a mixture of steam and white or light gray smoke that contrasts sharply with the dark, carbon-rich black smoke. Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an ...

The papal conclave is the means through which this decision is made, with a gathering of the College of Cardinals who will ...

As the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis begins, cardinals will be voting multiple times per day until a ...

He has been elected as Pope Leo XIV and emerged onto the balcony to an eruption of applause while people could be heard ...

A new pontiff has been selected on the second day of the conclave. The signal was met with an eruption of cheers from the ...

For much of the past century, the conclave has needed between three and 14 ballots to find a pope. John Paul I—the pope who ...

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