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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...