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

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

The secret ingredients that turn the conclave smoke black or white - The smoke is used to signal whether a new Pope has been ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that ...

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In the afternoon, smoke may appear around 1 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Vatican time if no decision is made. If a pope is elected on the first afternoon ballot, look for white smoke shortly after 11:30 a.m., ...