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Cardinals hold vote for new pope as watch begins for smoke from Vatican chimney
The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...
No Pope Yet: Vatican Conclave Blows Black Smoke On 1st Day Of Vote For New Pontiff
There is no new Pope. Yet. Hours later than expected, black smoke was seen blowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel ...
The world waits for a new pope
Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...
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 ...
New Pope Update: Favorite Emerges to Replace Francis as Conclave Starts
As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...
With ceremony and secrecy, the conclave for a new pope is about to begin
As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...
The Secret Process of Electing a New Pope
Once the conclave begins, cardinals are not allowed to leave, other than for meals and to sleep at night, until a successor ...
Factbox-Who will be the next pope? Some possible candidates
Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The secret ...