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Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope
Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not ...
Black smoke signals no new pope, as faithful say waiting is 'experience of hope'
The next vote will take place around17:30 (16:30 BST) - no smoke will signal no decision has been reached, white smoke that ...
Papal conclave live updates: White smoke signals new pope elected
The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...
Live updates: No pope chosen in day’s first ballots as black smoke billows
The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...
No pope named as black smoke rises on papal conclave's first day: May 7 recap
Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...
First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV
White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the ...