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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...
Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel, no pope has been selected
It's the first full day of the conclave to find a replacement for Pope Francis, with this morning's inconclusive pair of ...
2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...
White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a new pope has been elected
White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after ...
Live Updates: Black Smoke Signals That Cardinals Still Haven’t Chosen a Pope
Voting in the morning was inconclusive. The conclave will reconvene in the afternoon, with two more votes expected on ...
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 ...
Black smoke seen from Sistine Chapel as cardinals fail to elect new pope
Cardinals will take part in a Mass at St Peter's Basilica this morning and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast ...
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Photos: Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to elect a new pope
Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...
The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained
The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...