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Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope

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.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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 the bells of St. Peter's rang out on Thursday, signalling that cardinals have elected a new pope to succeed Pope Francis and take charge of the Roman Catholic Church.

Religion Dispatches · 7h

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 as Bishop of Rome. He is the first American pope and the first of African descent since the fifth century.

White smoke signals a new pope has been selected: First pope in history of the Catholic Church from United States will take the name Leo XIV

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

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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 ...

Pope Leo XIV: American Calls for 'Peace' as New Leader of Catholic Church

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new pope has been elected to lead the Roman ...

National Catholic Reporter8h

HABEMUS PAPAM: Leo XIV is 1st US pope chosen to lead Catholic Church

The new pontiff is former Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who previously headed the influential ...

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Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

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White smoke signals Catholic Church has new pope

But on Thursday afternoon just after 6pm (1600 GMT) the smoke emitted was white, confirming that the Catholic Church has a new spiritual ... them to choose someone able to protect the Church ...

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