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Reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope

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Why the conclave uses black and white smoke to indicate if there's a new pope

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

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This conclave to choose a new pope was short -- but not the shortest ever

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number of votes or tallies in past conclaves, and sources compiling their own data are not in complete agreement.

USA TODAY · 2d

Praying for white smoke: Papal conclave uses centuries-old method to announce a new pope

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision since 1914.

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2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

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Texomans react to announcement of newly elected Pope Leo XIV

After less than 24 hours in seclusion, white smoke signaled the end of the conclave and the start of Cardinal Robert ...

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Moments before the white smoke, seagulls were stealing the show during papal conclave

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

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