Black smoke billows from the chimney on the roof of the ... the man presiding over the conclave, if he could have the ...

The black smoke signals continued deliberation, while white smoke marks a new pope's election, symbolizing reflection, unity, ...

In a conclave in the Catholic Church, bishops gather to elect a new pope. Once a new leader is chosen, a plume of colored smoke is released into the sky ...

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Conclave brought me back to the day I visited a 7th grade classroom at St. Mary’s School. I had just returned from Rome and was eager to share some of my Vatican experiences. As I talked about the ...

Soon, cardinals from around the world descend upon the Vatican and prepare to sequester in the Sistine Chapel until they can light up the white smoke ... became Pope Benedict XVI. Conclave appears ...

As "Conclave" shows, those ballots are sewn together with a needle and thread, and then burned with a chemical to send either black smoke, meaning a stalemate, or white, signifying "habemus papam" − ...

“Just before the pope comes out onto the balcony and reveals himself ... else — as he weighs rapidly shifting allegiances and ...