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 ...

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.

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the ...

Whether it is black — meaning the ... in the 2005 conclave that gave the Church Pope Benedict XVI, a second, more modern stove was also used. Historically, the white smoke was created by burning ...

African Catholics are enthusiastic about the possibility of a new pope who could reflect the continent’s growing influence within the Catholic Church ... is African, white, or Black.

On Wednesday evening and then again on Thursday lunchtime, the smoke was black, emitting disappointed ... the smoke emitted was white, confirming that the Catholic Church has a new spiritual ...

The final vote of the day should be around 7 p.m. local time and would result in smoke regardless — white for a new pope, black otherwise. Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church shut the doors ...