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 ...

Cardinals did not select a new pope in the first secret vote of the papal conclave Wednesday, a result indicated by billowing black smoke from the world’s most-watched chimney. The proceedings are set ...

Cardinals began the papal conclave at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to select a new pope after the death of Pope Francis. What does black smoke mean?

Thousands of faithful and curious await white smoke signalling 133 cardinal electors have chosen new pontiff. Black smoke has ...

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

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, while potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulfur are used for the black ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Vatican City’s St Peter’s Square as cardinals voted in first ballot. Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signalling that cardinals ...

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Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a ...

Black smoke was observed during the end of the first day of the conclave at 21:00, hours after the doors of the Sistine Chapel were closed. What does it mean?

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

These principles underlie both smokes produced by the Vatican conclave. When a round of voting is inconclusive, the conclave sends black smoke up through the chimney. Here the pyrotechnics at play ...