With Pope Francis' passing, crowds will soon gather in Vatican City to honor and celebrate the traditions of selecting his successor. And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers ...
Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...
You’ll learn about the choice of a new pope through your smartphone, computer, TV, or some other whiz-bang technology. But you won’t find out until the Catholic Church tells the world, with a simple ...
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ROME, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Black smoke rises fron the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on March 13, 2013 in the morning of the second day of the conclave. (Photo by Guido MARZILLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ...
White smoke from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on March 13th, 2013, indicating the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Roman Pontiff with the name of Pope Francis I. CREDIT: Grzegorz ...
The tradition is not nearly as old as the papacy itself or even the Sistine Chapel, where voting takes place TIZIANA FABI,TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The conclave to pick a new pope is a secretive ...
ROME, Italy — When a new pope is needed, the College of Cardinals gather at the Vatican to vote and colored smoke flows out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney depending on the result — but what does it ...
The British Royal Air Force’s “Red Arrows” aerobatic team trailed white smoke over Glastonbury music festival because they had already used their signature red and blue smoke dyes at other events that ...