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Stoyan Nenov/Reuters Some waved American flags in celebration ... Dan Kitwood/Getty Images White smoke came out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, a sign that a pope was chosen.

After three ballots ended with black smoke billowing out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney — signaling that no pope had been selected — white smoke ... hold an American flag and a rosary ...

The papal flag fluttered next to the American ... to see white smoke emerge from the chimney, signaling a successor to Francis had been selected. During the morning the smoke was black, meaning ...

The conclave chose American ... turned white for just a second before it went out. It's safe to assume this was just the chemical element of the stove being turned off. Plumes of black smoke ...

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Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

Here puffs of black smoke mark voting rounds that fail to converge on a winner until the cardinals announce that they have come to an agreement by releasing a plume of white smoke, the dramatic ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

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