The smoke is black if no pope has been elected ... the chimney is connected to two stoves inside the chapel. According to "The New York Times'" Henry Fountain, one stove burns the paper ballots ...

When a candidate is chosen, the votes are burnt in chemicals that produce the iconic white smoke, signalling to the world that a new pope has been elected. He then chooses his papal name and heads ...

We can't get into the Sistine Chapel, but we'll know whether there's a new pope simply by watching the smoke that comes from the Vatican's rooftop. Ballots are burned after the votes, once in the ...

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 ...

Soon after the chimney of the Sistine Chapel sent up a puff of white smoke signifying that the cardinals ... offered Italian Jewry’s congratulations to the new pope with the “most fervent ...

The conclave to elect the new pope typically begins 15 to 20 days after ... The ballots are then burned, with white smoke indicating a successful election and black smoke signalling no decision.

Various videos claim Pope Francis's successor has been appointed, but that's not how a new bishop of Rome is chosen. How does ...