Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday (May 7) evening, signaling an inconclusive first ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

No pope was elected in the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, as black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on ...

Catholic cardinals are continuing their secret conclave to elect the next pope, with voting resuming on Thursday morning. On ...