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2025 conclave Day 2 brings more black smoke, as cardinals continue voting to pick a new pope at Vatican
A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...
Black smoke seen from Sistine Chapel as cardinals fail to elect new pope
Cardinals will take part in a Mass at St Peter's Basilica this morning and will later walk to the Sistine Chapel to cast ...
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Photos: Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to elect a new pope
Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...
Cardinals return to Sistine Chapel for more rounds of voting after failing to elect a new pope
With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...
The History Behind the Papal Smoke, Explained
The black and white smoke that emerges from the Sistine Chapel during a papal conclave is part of a longstanding tradition — ...
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AP PHOTOS: Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to elect a new pope
Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...