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.

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen minutes, black smoke billowed from the chimney above the chapel, signaling ...

The papal conclave — the selection process for a new pope — kicked off on May 7. However, as two rounds of black smoke have indicated, no new pope has been elected yet. In modern history, most ...

Black smoke billowed out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney for the second time as the 133 Catholic cardinals remained undecided on who to select as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Topline Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel minutes after 9 p.m. local time, indicating cardinals have not chosen a successor to Pope Francis on its first ballot after day one of the ...

It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with this morning's inconclusive pair of votes yielding black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney at midday local ...

Live conclave cam: No pope chosen as black smoke rises from chapel No pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

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2025 papal conclave continues for a second day at the Vatican, as more black smoke signals no new pope after a third vote.

There is no new Pope. Yet. Hours later than expected, black smoke was seen blowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the end of the first day of the conclave to elect a ...

When the new pope is chosen, white smoke will pour out from the chapel’s chimney, while black smoke means the cardinals will be holding another vote. WATCH: How does a new Pope get chosen?