Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

The use of black and white smoke is not just a practical communication tool but a profound symbol of unity, suspense, and divine guidance in the leadership of the Catholic Church. As the world ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

Black smoke means a new pope has not been elected. White smoke means there is a new pope. So where does this tradition come from – and how do they achieve the different coloured smoke? Smoke signals ...

The results were announced with white smoke in St. Peter’s Square Thursday evening ... traced Prevost’s ancestry to the Black community of New Orleans. His maternal ancestors lived in the Crescent ...

Black smoke means a new pope has not been elected. White smoke means there is a new pope. So where does this tradition come from – and how do they achieve the different coloured smoke?

Black smoke means no one has secured the minimum two-thirds majority — 89 votes — and white smoke signals the election of the 267th pope. The first black smoke on Wednesday evening arrived ...

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 6:08 p.m.) — Black smoke rose once again from ... If a new pope has been chosen, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel will appear instead. In recent conclaves ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

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