Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. Live updates: Black smoke signals no pope named in today's first conclave ballots More: How accurate is the movie ...

When that happens, white smoke ... Chapel for the first vote at 10:30 a.m. Eastern, (4:30 p.m. Vatican time). And the smoke watch is set for 1 p.m. ET (7 p.m. Vatican time). Black smoke is ...

He is the first American pope and the first of African descent since the fifth century. The understated candidate triumphed on the second day of voting in a count kept under permanent Vatican seal.

A prominent Catholic newspaper is among those suggesting Pope Leo XIV may be the first Black pontiff in the Catholic ... his parents were identified as white as far back as 1920.

Thomas J Price's 12-foot sculpture of a Black woman in Times Square is inspiring online debates about race and representation ...

Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel after Cardinals held the first vote to select a new ... the ballots are burned and smoke is released. If white smoke emerges, a pope has been ...

The cardinals first gathered in the Pauline Chapel ... Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. Black smoke means voting is ongoing. White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen and accepted ...

First vote shows no pope elected ... ballot papers mixed with special chemicals - black when a voting session ends with no result, white when a pontiff is elected. Modern papal conclaves are ...

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:29 a.m.) — No pope was elected in the first round ... enough votes, black smoke will continue to signal an inconclusive result; white smoke will indicate a new ...

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening to the watchful eyes of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square as the first day ... necessary votes, white smoke will ...