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No Pope Yet: Vatican Conclave Blows Black Smoke On 1st Day Of Vote For New Pontiff
The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...
WATCH: Moment black smoke rises from Vatican chimney after first day of conclave to elect new pope
Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave's 1st ballot.
Black smoke rises: No pope chosen in first round of Vatican conclave voting
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, signaling that the first vote to elect a new pope ...
Seagulls steal the show on papal conclave livestream. Viewers (and cats) love it.
Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...
Cardinals mull Pope Francis' replacement as Vatican preps for conclave, fireworks expert tests "holy smoke"
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
Black smoke rises from Vatican chimney after first day of conclave to elect new pope
Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave's ...
Ahead of the conclave, Vatican staff vow secrecy under threat of excommunication
All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...