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Papal conclave live updates: White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating new pope elected
The cardinals, who broke for lunch and will reconvene this afternoon, are expected to continue casting ballots at the Vatican until one among them receives at least two-thirds of the vote. The release of white smoke, or fumata bianca in Italian, will signify that they've elected a pope, as will the ringing of the bells of St. Peter's Basilica.
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 ...
Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not ...
Cardinals will vote again on Thursday as the secretive process to elect a new head of the Catholic Church continues.
The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...
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