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

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 ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

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

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

Black smoke was observed during the end of the first day of the conclave at 21:00, hours after the doors of the Sistine ...

The papal conclave at the Vatican that will decide ... what's the difference between black smoke and white smoke coming out of that chimney? The answer: black smoke means they've voted, but ...

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope, conducted by the College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...