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The election of a new pope is announced with smoke: what do the colours mean, and how are they made?
Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...
Choosing the next pope: How does the Vatican make white smoke?
For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...
10 Surprising Facts About Papal Conclaves
There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...
Workers install Sistine Chapel stove where ballots are burned during papal conclave
Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...
Vatican reveals the complex system that will signal a new pope
Stoves have been installed in the Sistine Chapel that will generate smoke, marking the progress of the conclave's mission to choose a new pope.
White smoke or black smoke: this is the process of electing the new Pope and what the colors mean
The death of the Pope brings with it the holding of a Conclave to decide the name of a new successor as sovereign of the ...
Vatican firefighters install chimney on roof of the Sistine Chapel for papal election
Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...
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Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election
If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with cartridges containing potassium perchlorate ... the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce ...
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Vatican firefighters install chimney on roof of Sistine Chapel for conclave
If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with cartridges containing potassium perchlorate ... the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce ...