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Faithful hold a banner reading “Up with the pope”, after white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signalling an inconclusive first vote.

The result is a mixture of steam and white or light gray smoke that contrasts sharply with the dark, carbon-rich black smoke.

Black smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel past St Paul's statue, meaning that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the second ballot of their secret conclave on March ...

Today, thanks to modern chemistry, the smoke is unmistakable—thick black billows for inconclusive votes, or a bright white plume when a new pope is elected.

Black smoke billows from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicating that the College of Cardinals have failed to elect a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican.

The famous chimney that will signify to the world the election of a new pope has been installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave next week.