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

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...

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

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...

At Conclave, what's the difference between white smoke and black smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney? We have an ...

Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a ...

The Vatican’s cardinals gather in conclave today to begin electing the successor to the late Pope Francis—which means the ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

This all came to a head on Thursday when the papal conclave finally sent up white smoke from the Sistine Chapel, signalling ...