Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE ...

The black smoke indicated that no candidate secured the required two-thirds majority, meaning voting will resume Thursday morning. Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday ...

Hailing from 70 different countries, the 133-strong group of cardinals gathered on Wednesday in the Vatican for the centuries old-ritual to elect the 267th pontiff following the death of Pope ...

If the smoke is black, no new pope has been chosen ... Chimney installed on Sistine Chapel ahead of papal election To ensure the signal is visible, Vatican technicians use a combination of ...

Black smoke will tell the eagerly watching world that a consensus has not been reached. White will announce that the 267th pope has been elected. If history repeats itself, the successor will be ...

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They entered the so-called conclave about 10am local time Wednesday (6pm AEST), and 11 hours later, black smoke began rising from the temporary chimney installed in the roof of the Sistine Chapel.

During the papal conclave, when cardinals gather in secrecy to elect a new pope, the colours of smoke that rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel send a powerful public signal: black for ...