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

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

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

If the two-thirds majority is not reached, black smoke is emitted instead, signaling that the conclave will resume with further voting rounds until a pope is elected. During conclave, cardinals will ...

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 ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

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As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

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After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals the cardinals ...