What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

President Bola Tinubu, his US counterpart, Mr. Donald Trump and presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last general ...

In a historic moment watched around the globe, white smoke has billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling ...

But white smoke was seen shortly before the noon bells rung, prompting confusion among the crowds. There was a similar incident during the 1958 conclave, when white smoke initially emerged but then ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

By evening, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang and cheers erupted from the crowd below as the white smoke rose ...

The conclave to elect the 267th pope ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conclaves ...

Police are investigating after shots were fired at a suburban home in Sydney’s west. Anthony Albanese has called on Labor MPs ...

Cardinals in Vatican City failed again to elect a new pope, after two more inconclusive rounds of voting. Black smoke from ...

Outside in St. Peter’s Square, the scene was festive as thousands of people flocked to the piazza to watch the proceedings on ...