This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

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.

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope, conducted by the College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican officials ...

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

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel chimney today to inform the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and everyone else ...

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope, conducted by the College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican ...

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

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

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

The result is a mixture of steam and white or light gray smoke that contrasts sharply with the dark, carbon-rich black smoke. Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an ...