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 ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signaling that the conclave to elect a new pope has chosen the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Just after noon ET ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?