Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

But what does the smoke mean? There are multiple voting rounds during a papal conclave. A pope is elected when a candidate receives a two-thirds majority of the votes. When that happens, white smoke ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

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

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

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

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

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

Rather than soot, the smoke contains microscopic droplets and fine solids that are transparent or white. The result is a ...

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