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Black smoke emerges in St Peter's Square, indicating no decision on new pope
The next vote will take place at approximately 17:30 (16:30 BST) - black smoke signals no decision has been reached, white ...
Live updates: No pope chosen in day’s first ballots as black smoke billows
The conclave to elect the new pope brought no new updates as the Sistine Chapel chimney billowed black smoke, indicating no ...
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel’s chimney
Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...
Papal conclave 2025 live updates: Black smoke comes from Sistine Chapel chimney early Thursday
Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...
Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens
One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.
The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained
Although the voting takes place behind closed doors and is notoriously secretive, this longstanding tradition is a way to ...