when smoke first appeared white and then became darker, the conclave began using chemicals to get the proper color. In 2013, former Vatican spokesperson Federico Lombardi revealed that the ...

The papal conclave to select the next pope began May 7, with USA TODAY providing live stream coverage. Cardinal electors will vote in secret, with white smoke signifying the election of a new pope.

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

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

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. Live updates: Black smoke signals no pope named in today's first conclave ballots More: How accurate is the movie ...

as the world continued to watch for the moment when white smoke would declare that a new pontiff had been chosen. The vote comes after Pope Francis's death last month. The papal conclave has not ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a pope.

This Vatican guesthouse, built in 1996, specifically houses cardinals during a conclave and is used at ... lactose and chloroform resin to produce the white smoke. Bells also are rung to further ...

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

He is the first American Pope. The cardinals are sequestered during a conclave, according to USA Today. Black or white smoke bellowing from a Sistine Chapel chimney represents the cardinals ...