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Watch: White smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel chimney to indicate election of new pope

Watch as white smoke first emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating a new leader of the Catholic Church has been elected.

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Praying for white smoke: Papal conclave uses centuries-old method to announce a new pope

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision since 1914.

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Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope

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.

White smoke signals a new pope has been selected: First pope in history of the Catholic Church from United States will take the name Leo XIV

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

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White smoke at Vatican, phones blowing up in Chicago: Their old classmate Robert is pope

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

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White smoke signals Catholic Church has new pope

Ella IDE, Umberto BACCHI, Alice RITCHIE AFP May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025 Updated 6 mins ago White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that cardinals locked ...

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