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Catholic cardinals have elected a new pope, with white smoke billowing from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel. The world now waits to find out who will lead the Catholic Church. New Pope to ...
The chimney, connected to two stoves—one from 1939 for burning ballots and a 2005 model for chemical additives—will emit black smoke for no election, white smoke for a new pope, and yellow ...
A signal of white smoke will be sent up the chimney once a new pope is chosen. It is impossible to say how long the conclave will last, but many observers expect the 133 cardinal electors to ...
Seminarians on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul have created their own chimney on top of a building to ...
Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...
Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...