If they haven’t chosen a Pope in that first vote, there is another round of voting. Smoke, either black or white, after 11am British time will signal the outcome of that vote.

Thick black smoke billowed on May 8 from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals again failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. Among the thousands of Catholics and ...

White smoke has signaled that a new pope has been selected to replace Pope Francis. The smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on the second day of balloting, indicating the ...

Now that white smoke has finally billowed out of the chimney above the Sistine Chapel to signal that a new pope has been chosen, there will still be a short wait before the identity of the next ...

On the first day of the conclave, a smoke signal could be expected around 7-8 p.m. local time (1-2 p.m. ET). The longest conclave took three years, while Pope Francis was elected after just one day.

Here's how they do it: Significance of black and white smoke On the first day of the conclave, cardinals will cast one vote. If a pope isn't chosen, they will begin again the next day and cast up ...

VATICAN CITY — The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the conclave that ...

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which will be used in burning the ballots for the conclave that will elect a ...