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.

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Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new ...

When cardinals elect a successor for Pope Francis, the first indication will not be a communiqué or a social media post, but ...

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope.

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Black and white smoke is used to represent the cardinals' decisions ... The shortest conclave was 10 hours and ended with the ...

No cameras will be allowed inside the church during the vote, so the result will remain secret until white smoke emerges from ...

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