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

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

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

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. Live updates: Black smoke signals no pope ...

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. Live updates: Black smoke signals no pope named in today's first conclave ballots More: How accurate is the movie ...

Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that the first vote of the conclave failed to reach the two-thirds majority.

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

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

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