Johnson also noted, "A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative) — lies behind the use of the two contrasting smoke colours." Over the years ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

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Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. Black smoke means voting is ongoing. White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen and accepted his role - Habemus Papam. News that a Pope has – or ...

Mother's Day, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May since 1914, began as a movement for unity and recognition of mothers' sacrifices. Evolving from post-Civil War efforts to promote ...

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Pope Leo spent his career ministering in Peru and also lead the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, Earlier, white smoke emerged out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a new pope ...

We've seen a lot of unusual activity in the gold market over the past few months. And a fund manager named Michael McNair is looking at some of the footprints, and believes the US treasury may have ...