Underneath, ensconced in the papal conclave, 115 cardinals are due to make their decision as to who will succeed Benedict XVI as Pope. And the answer to the all-important question comes in the form of ...

Black smoke is seen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, meaning a new pope is not yet elected and voting will continue in Vatican City, Vatican. (Christopher Furlong ...

Using these smoke signals, the cardinals can communicate from within the conclave immediately and directly to the faithful awaiting the announcement of the Church’s 267th Pope.

VATICAN CITY – Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8, signaling that the cardinals locked in a conclave have not yet chosen a new pope to guide the Roman ...

White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Conclave to Pick New Pope 'Will Be Short,' Predicts Cardinal: 'I Think There Is a Consensus' ...

Black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signals that cardinals failed to elect a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025.

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church.

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.

Conclave live: Cardinals vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four times a day, while crowds gather in St Peter’s Square to wait ...

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel 's chimney on the first day of the papal conclave, signalling that no new pope had been chosen. The smoke indicated an unsuccessful first ballot by the ...

For viewers in the United States, here are the approximate time frames to watch online or on TV for smoke signals, adjusted for various time zones: Eastern Time Morning smoke: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Black smoke billowed again from the Sistine Chapel chimney about 11:50 a.m.on May 8, sending another signal to the world that no new pope had been elected in the effort to elect a successor to ...