A chemical mixture is added to the cardinals' ballots to signal conclave vote. March 13, 2013— -- The world waited with bated breath for the election of a new pope, with all eyes fixed on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Pope Francis' passing, crowds will soon gather in Vatican City to honor and celebrate the traditions of selecting his ...

ROME, Italy — When a new pope is needed, the College of Cardinals gather at the Vatican to vote and colored smoke flows out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney depending on the result — but what does it ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals has not yet elected a new pope. The sighting dashed hopes for an early decision, as the world ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect ...

After three rounds of voting, cardinals have yet to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Black smoke billowed again from the Sistine Chapel chimney about 11:50 a.m.on May 8, sending another signal to ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the cardinals' conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican on May 7, 2025. After their first vote, 133 cardinal-electors did not ...