Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from a Latin word meaning "with key," are locked away with no contact to the outside ... the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative ...

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 ... communicate with the "outside world." ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals ... smoke became visible to anyone outside the chapel.

They cannot take any phones, recording devices or communication equipment with them - they are effectively sealed off from the outside ... 2013. Black smoke means voting is ongoing. White ...

It comes from a new book, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," by reporters Tyler Pager, Josh Dawsey and Isaac Arnsdorf of the New York Times, Wall Street ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals ... smoke became visible to anyone outside the chapel.

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or white smoke to ... agreed that the guard outside would fire blanks ...