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Live updates: No pope chosen as black smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...
Conclave smoke livestream May 8: Watch for results of papal election
Black smoke bellowed from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday night, meaning the cardinals did not select a new pope. More voting ...
Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope
Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not ...
Papal conclave: Third round of balloting fails to produce new pope
A chimney atop the 15th century Sistine Chapel in the Vatican billowed black tell-tale smoke again on Thursday morning, ...
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 ...
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 elite Swiss Guard watching over conclave have a dramatic role as papal bodyguards
It's a declaration that they are willing to do so again, according to Bry Jensen, a historian and host of a podcast about the ...
Sistine Chapel prepped for conclave as battle lines are drawn for future of Catholic Church
The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a ...