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Black smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel, indicating no decision has been made to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025. REUTERS Eighty-nine cardinals must agree before a ...
Assuming no one is elected, black smoke would be expected out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at around 7 p.m. The cardinals will then retire for the night and return on Thursday morning.
VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church ...
Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating no consensus on a new pope. The 133 voting cardinals have ...
VATICAN CITY – Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.. More ...
The ballots are burned after each vote, and the smoke from them will emanate from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Chemicals are added to make the smoke black or white .
Black smoke was seen rising from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at 9 p.m. local time Wednesday — signaling to 1.4 billion Catholics that the election of a new pope will continue ...
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the cardinals' conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
ROME — Black smoke was seen coming out of the chimney at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening meaning that the 133 cardinals were unable to agree on a new ...
Black smoke signaled no pope was chosen as 133 cardinals began the conclave in the Sistine Chapel, with voting set to continue as the Catholic Church seeks a successor to Pope Francis.