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Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

Whether it is black — meaning the majority has not been reached — or white — meaning the new pope has been elected — is a matter of extreme importance to the billions of Catholics living ...

Johnson also noted, "A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative) — lies behind the use of the two contrasting smoke colours." Over the years ...

New York City's Times Square installed a statue of a 12-foot-tall Black woman in casual clothing ... the pedestaled permanent monuments — both white, both men — which bookend Duffy Square ...

If a pope is not elected, black smoke emerges from the chimney; if one is chosen, white smoke is released. White smoke is the Vatican's time-honored signal to the world that a new pope has been ...

If no candidate receives a two-thirds majority, the ballots are burned with a chemical mixture that produces black smoke. When a new pope is elected, a different chemical mixture is used to make the ...

What does black smoke coming out of the Vatican mean ... a practice that continues today. What does white smoke coming out of the Vatican mean? White smoke coming out of the Vatican chimney ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

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