One of the most remarkable aspects of Papal conclaves is the potential length of the election process. While modern conclaves typically conclude within a few days, history has seen conclave periods ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...

When Catholic cardinals vote in the conclave, they then burn their ballots, sending up black smoke to signal no decision or white smoke to show they have chosen a new ...

The papal conclave is the means through which this decision is made, with a gathering of the College of Cardinals who will ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during ...

Firefighters installed the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Friday which will emit white smoke to signal the election of a ...

But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce the ...

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

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A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that cardinals are sequestered until they find a ...

For white smoke, a cartridge of potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin is burned with the ballots. Bells also are rung to signal the election of a pope, for further clarity. The new pope ...