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What does black smoke mean for pope? When is the next vote for pope

Cardinals began the papal conclave at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to select a new pope after the death of Pope Francis. What does black smoke mean?

The New York Times · 4d

Black Smoke, White Smoke: How the Vatican Tells the World There’s a New Pope

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope

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.

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Live updates: No pope chosen in day’s first ballots as black smoke billows

The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...

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Robert Francis Prevost Is Elected as the First American Pope

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

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The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained

Although the voting takes place behind closed doors and is notoriously secretive, this longstanding tradition is a way to ...

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