Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

It wasn’t clear whether grey smoke was closer to black or white, for example. By the 1970s, the straw method had been abandoned in favour of more controllable chemical mixtures .

White smoke appeared to billow from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this afternoon - despite cardinals failing to reach a verdict on the next pontiff. Footage from the Vatican live feed of the ...

When the cardinals vote, they burn their ballots and send up smoke to signal their decision: white smoke to show they have ...

clearly visible from St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. It will release a plume of white smoke if a pope has been chosen, and black smoke if no candidate has won the required two-thirds ...

What does white smoke coming out of the Vatican mean? White smoke coming out of the Vatican chimney means a new pope was selected and received enough votes during the Papal Conclave. For white ...

Live updates: A new pope has been named: White smoke pours from Vatican. Watch: Video shows white smoke emerging from Sistine Chapel as Vatican roars with cheers ...

The Vatican wanted a complete makeover of the vatican.va website. The catch was it had to be ready to launch with the ...

according to the Vatican's news agency. Each day, the smoke will indicate to those watching outside where the cardinals are in the process. When white smoke finally appears, we will know a new ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...