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More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from ... tar — and sulfur to the burned ballots to create black smoke. And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate, lactose and ...

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 ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for Thursday, May 8. Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen minutes, black smoke billowed from the chimney above the chapel, signaling the ...

On Wednesday, cardinals began the papal conclave at the Vatican's Sistine ... let the public know a new pope has been selected. Black smoke billowed from the chimney of Rome's Sistine Chapel ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney ... The vote comes after Pope Francis's death last month. The papal conclave has not yet reached the required two-thirds consensus to select ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday, signalling that the 133 Catholic ...