At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new pope has been chosen.

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect a new pope for the Catholic Church.

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no new pontiff had been selected.