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Papal conclave 2025: What do the black and white smoke mean, and why does the Vatican announce the new pope this way?
Cardinals gather in secret after Pope Francis's burial to elect a new leader. The world watches for smoke from the Sistine ...
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Papal conclaves: The origin of black and white smoke signals
The process to elect a new pope began on Wednesday, May 7, in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinal-electors from 70 countries gathered to choose a successor to Pope Francis. As the day’s ...