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Black smoke vs. white smoke: What does each color mean during conclave?
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 ...
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 ...
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No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...
Has a pope been chosen? Here's why there was black smoke during papal conclave Thursday
Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...
Black smoke rises from Sistine Chapel as cardinal electors vote inconclusively for third time
The cardinals electing the next pope will vote again Thursday afternoon after black smoke rose again from the Sistine Chapel ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained
The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...