The papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool ...

carbon-rich black smoke. Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool. Today ...

The papal conclave is the means through which this decision is made, with a gathering of the College of Cardinals who will ...

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

Officials of the Catholic Church are gathering to select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave. Watch here for ...

The first secret conclave voting round went ahead today but no pope was elected as shown by the black smoke rising from the ...

No cameras will be allowed inside the church during the vote, so the result will remain secret until white smoke emerges from ...

Black smoke billows for a second tim ‘We want to sell our farm but our tenant – who hasn’t paid rent in years – claims he’s ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals ...

Shortly after 9pm, black smoke emitted from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that no one was elected in the ...

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

All eyes will be on a small chimney on the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel today as the Catholic Church’s most senior leaders meet ...