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Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

Was this the fastest conclave in history? What to know after white smoke appears

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history.

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From ‘conclave’ to ‘white smoke,’ a glossary of terms used in a papal transition

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of state.

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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 ...

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Moments before the white smoke, seagulls were stealing the show during papal conclave

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

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Conclave livestream: Watch the Sistine Chapel chimney for smoke

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

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