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In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

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

A pope's death sets in motion a series of rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. Here's ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

The Red Brigades’ terror was undermined by a combination of intensified police crackdowns and internal strife.

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the process for burying the head of the church after the death of his predecessor, Pope ...

Black smoke means the election of a new pope was inconclusive. White smoke means a new pope has been selected.

The Vatican continues its centuries-old tradition of signaling the election of a new pope with smoke from the Sistine ...