The smoke is a way to let the public know a new pope has been selected. Black smoke billowed from the chimney of Rome's Sistine Chapel on Thursday, indicating the 133 cardinals locked inside still ...

In 2013, during the conclave in which Pope Francis was elected, the first black smoke signal was spotted at about 7:41 p.m. local time, America Magazine reported.

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pontiff ...

Black smoke has billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating a new pope has yet to be elected.

Conclave live: Cardinals vote again after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four times a day, while crowds gather in St Peter’s Square to wait ...

Cardinals did not select a new pope in the first secret vote of the papal conclave Wednesday, a result indicated by billowing black smoke from the world’s most-watched chimney. The proceedings ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two morning ballots.

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe will get a new leader.

Simply put, black smoke, or umata nera in Italian, indicates that no pope has been elected, while white smoke, or fumata bianca, will indicate that the cardinals have chosen the next head of the ...

No pope named as black smoke rises on papal conclave's first day: May 7 recap Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to ...