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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...

Black smoke will pour from the specially erected chimney for every ... Since Francis’ death, cardinals have been gathering in a sterile conference hall in Vatican City for pre-conclave huddles that ...