Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney ... pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church. Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney ... pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church. Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine ... centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that the cardinals locked in a conclave have not yet chosen a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church.

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer ... Before voting, the cardinals discuss the needs and challenges facing the Catholic Church. They then gather in St. Peter's Basilica to invoke ...

The smoke is a way to let the public know a new ... They discuss the needs and the challenges facing the Catholic Church globally. Pope Francis was the 266th pope in the Roman Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke streamed from the chimney ... Earlier on Wednesday, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church entered the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave, where they will ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – white (positive) and black (negative) – lies behind the use of the two ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel ... centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in ...