Black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signals that cardinals failed to elect a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. AP Black smoke appeared from a ...

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine ... AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Conclave to Pick New Pope 'Will Be Short,' Predicts Cardinal: 'I Think There Is a Consensus' Once a new ...

The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

Vatican city: Crowds of people flocked to St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Wednesday evening for the first vote of the papal conclave ... Black smoke poured out from the Sistine Chapel's ...

Catholic cardinals are continuing their secret conclave to elect the next pope, with voting resuming on Thursday morning. Thick black smoke emerged on May 7, 2025, from the chimney of the Sistine ...

Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool. Today, thanks to modern chemistry ...

(1st UPDATE) This signals that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two morning ballots VATICAN CITY – Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the ...

This holy smoke is a visual and olfactory signal of the congregation’s offerings of supplication and praise rising up to God. Once the conclave begins, the only form of communication between the ...

Black smoke has risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel for the second time, meaning cardinals in the conclave have not ...

These smoke signals communicate the outcome of the ballots to the outside world. In a world racing toward the AI abyss, the papal conclave feels like a sacred pause—ancient, rooted, loaded with ...

The conclave began Wednesday ... after tens of thousands gathered to watch Wednesday evening's smoke signal. "I don't mind that it's black smoke, it shows the Holy Spirit is at work," James ...