While these meetings are held in secrecy, the rest of the world is notified of the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

The smoke’s color is dictated by the particle color, which means white and black colored smoke result from waste products other than carbon dioxide, which is colorless. “You don’t want ...

ROME, Italy — When a new pope is needed, the College of Cardinals gather at the Vatican to vote and colored smoke flows ... What does black smoke coming out of the Vatican mean?

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the ... produces thick white smoke when heated—releasing tiny droplets and light-colored ash that appear whitish. It also contains terpenes that ...