Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel ... according to Johnson. The first time white smoke was the indicator that a new pope was elected was in 1914. The previous pope, Pius X, had mandated ...

the first black smoke signal was spotted at about 7:41 p.m. local time, America Magazine reported. The black and white smoke comes from a cast iron stove inside the Sistine Chapel. One of the ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals ... anyone outside the chapel. At the time, the smoke was not intended ...

Photographs created by Joanna Knox Yoder, photography instructor at Pennsylvania College of Technology, are included in ...

If black smoke appears, that means a new pope has not yet been chosen. But if white smoke is seen over ... so with the time zone difference between the U.S. and the Vatican, it's likely that ...

White or black smoke could be expected around 7-8 p.m. local time (1-2 p.m. ET). If a final decision isn't made the first day, people can expect the next smoke signal to be shared mid-morning the ...