The smoke is black if no pope has been elected. The smoke is white if a pope has been elected. For example, the smoke was black today after the first round of votes, which means no consensus has ...

DAY TWO By tradition, the body of the pope is dressed in papal vestments and will be put on display at St. Peter’s Basilica. Pilgrims will flock St. Peter’s. Mourning begins and by law must continue ...

If at the end of a vote, no new pope has been elected, the ballots are mixed with chemicals which produce a black smoke ... with chemicals which produce white smoke. Roughly 30 to 60 minutes ...

If a pope hasn't been chosen, the ballots will be burned along with a chemical that makes the smoke black. If the smoke is white, however, the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics have a new head ...

Each time no candidate achieves this, the ballots are burnt in chemicals that produce black smoke ... produce the iconic white smoke, signalling to the world that a new pope has been elected.

The pope’s role is deeply rooted in ... The ballots are then burned, with white smoke indicating a successful election and black smoke signalling no decision. Secular rulers heavily influenced ...