Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling the papal conclave did not reach consensus on a successor to Pope Francis − and the cardinals will ...

Black smoke coming out of the Vatican’s chimney during a Papal Conclave means the vote for a new pope failed and no one has been selected for the position. A candidate must receive a two-thirds ...

Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church.. On the ...

The papal conclave has begun in Vatican City as 133 cardinals vote to elect the next pope. Black smoke signaled no decision on day one of the historic gathering.

Shortly after white smoke appears, the new pope is introduced to the world. Pope Francis, the church's 266th pontiff, died on Easter Monday, April 21.

The Irish News reported that the use of white smoke only came about during the 1914 conclave, which ended up choosing Pope Benedict XV. The use of black smoke, however, can be traced to the 1800s.

The 2013 recipe for black smoke consists of a mix of potassium perchlorate, anthracene and sulfur. In this reaction, potassium perchlorate is the oxygen-rich oxidizer, a role it frequently serves ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means. To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app.