like that of the Pope, is a unique process that keeps the world on tenterhooks, with the mystery of who will be the next leader only revealed at the magical moment of white smoke or the announcement.

The ballots of the final round are burned with chemicals producing white smoke to signal to the world the election of a new pope. While no clear successor has been named, any baptized Roman ...

The conclave reaches its final stage when a white smoke is released, signalling that a new Pope has been elected. Boyle_67's X formerly Twitter As tradition goes, the people of the Vatican and ...

Once a candidate is selected, a different chemical is mixed with the burnt ballots to create white smoke. Since the 1800s, it has taken an average of 22 days from the resignation or death of the ...

He will have to miss an important anniversary, the 12th anniversary that he was elected Pope. He will not be here at the Vatican for that. It was March 13, 2013 when *** fluff of white smoke came ...

When black smoke is emitted a new Pope has not yet been chosen, but white smoke indicates that the next pontiff has been elected. A representative of the College of Cardinals appears on the main b ...

They are locked inside for two to three weeks to choose the new pope with voting continuing until one candidate secures two-thirds support, at which point the white smoke is released from the ...

“We were up at like 3 a.m., not getting any sleep, trying to figure out, ‘is there white smoke yet?’” After a pope dies or steps down, cardinals vote through a secret ballot for a new pop ...