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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

No cameras will be allowed inside the church during the vote, so the result will remain secret until white smoke emerges from ...

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 ...

The same goes for the afternoon voting – if there is a two-thirds consensus after the first round of balloting in the ...

Black smoke billows for a second tim ‘We want to sell our farm but our tenant – who hasn’t paid rent in years – claims he’s ...