The British Royal Air Force’s “Red Arrows” aerobatic team trailed white smoke over Glastonbury music festival because they ...

After some confusion in past conclaves, including in 1958, when smoke first appeared white and then became darker, the conclave began using chemicals to get the proper color.. In 2013, former ...

From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ what terms are used when picking a new pope . Published: Apr. 23, ... a Byzantine-style painting of the Madonna draped in a blue robe, ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new pope has been chosen.

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer, and white smoke indicates that a new pope has been selected. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday , April 21. He was 88 ...

White smoke means the cardinals have chosen a new leader of the church. Why the Vatican uses smoke to announce a pope. Smoke signals have been used for communication for millennia, ...