Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church The smoke billowed out at ...

When the cardinals vote, they burn their ballots and send up smoke to signal their decision: white smoke to show they have ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. Wednesday, local time, signaling that no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave convened to choose the next ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

The ballot solemnly placed in the urn and even the white smoke after the election of the 'mini' Pope, with ballots burned in ...

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“The only smoke that worked out in their favor was the cigar smoke they had at their receptions,” said Christopher White, the ...

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The cardinals would sit in a hall in a half circle with the dean of the college of cardinals, the Italian Giovanni Battista, ...