Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

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.

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

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Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

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When that happens, white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. If the two-thirds majority is not reached, black ...