For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means ...

The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with more voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

But what does the smoke mean? What does the white and black smoke mean during the conclave? There are multiple voting rounds ...

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 ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that ...

Although the voting takes place behind closed doors and is notoriously secretive, this longstanding tradition is a way to ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

From meme edits of cardinals to viral “pope-ables,” TikTok is drawing Gen Z into faith conversations — making the papal conclave more relatable than ever. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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