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Black smoke vs. white smoke: What does each color mean during conclave?
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 ...
Live updates: No pope chosen in day’s first ballots as black smoke billows
The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...
Has a pope been chosen? Here's why there was black smoke during papal conclave Thursday
Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...
Black smoke signals no pope named in today's first conclave ballots: Live updates
The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...
Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel as cardinal electors vote inconclusively for third time
The cardinals electing the next pope will vote again Thursday afternoon after black smoke rose again from the Sistine Chapel ...
Black smoke seen from Sistine Chapel as cardinals fail to elect new pope
Cardinals will vote again on Thursday as the secretive process to elect a new head of the Catholic Church continues.
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained
The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...