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The conclave to elect the next pope to lead the Roman Catholic church is still underway at the Vatican Thursday morning.

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – white (positive) and black (negative) – lies behind the use of the two ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

The conclave to elect the next pope to lead the Roman Catholic church is still underway at the Vatican Thursday morning.

For much of the past century, the conclave has needed between three and 14 ballots to find a pope. John Paul I—the pope who ...