Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

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Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from ... tar — and sulfur to the burned ballots to create black smoke. And if a new pope has been elected, potassium chlorate, lactose and ...

The doors of the Sistine Chapel were sealed Wednesday as the papal conclave got underway. After three hours and fifteen minutes, black smoke billowed from the chimney above the chapel, signaling the ...

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope, conducted by the College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican ...

For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for Thursday, May 8. Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday, signalling that the 133 Catholic ...

Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave. A papal conclave is an election of a new pope, conducted by the College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican ...