Yahoo

Conclave: How white smoke is made, and what it means

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. During their deliberations, the only indications of their progress are the regular plumes of smoke ...
Town & Country

When to Expect the Vatican’s Smoke Signals During Conclave

The election of a pope follows a strict daily schedule inside the Sistine Chapel. Following the start of conclave on May 7, the College of Cardinals are fully sequestered behind locked doors with no ...
National Catholic Reporter

Black smoke signals no pope elected in conclave's 1st voting round

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the cardinals' conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican on May 7, 2025. After their first vote, 133 cardinal-electors did not ...
Washington Examiner

First vote of conclave ends with black smoke

Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, two hours after it was expected to be seen, and a signal that the first vote of the conclave failed to reach the two-thirds ...
KSL

Black smoke signals no pope elected in first conclave vote

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect ...