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Black smoke vs. white smoke: What does each color mean during conclave?
At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...
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Holy white smoke, the Catholic Church has a new pope!
White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have ...
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White Smoke, Black Pope? Pope Leo XIV, first US pontiff, has African roots
The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...
After the white smoke, when does the new pope come out on the balcony?
The white smoke has appeared, the people screamed, and now we wait for the new Pontiff to come out onto the balcony. Here's ...
The conclave's black and white smoke indicates if there's a new pope. Here's why the tradition exists.
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.
Catholic cardinals elect new pope, white smoke billows from Sistine Chapel
By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...
Mainers witness selection of new pope as white smoke rises in Vatican City
Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...
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White smoke pours out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the election of a new pope
A new pope has been chosen to lead the Catholic Church, as signified by white smoke pouring from the chapel's chimney.
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church holds mass in light of new pope
When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...