Top News Black Smoke, White Smoke: How the Vatican Signals Decisions on a New Pope Published 21 hours ago on May 7, 2025 By The Janitor In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked. Related Topics: Up Next Kashmir crisis live: India must ‘suffer the consequences’ for ‘cowardly’ attack says Pakistan PM Don't Miss Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya Continue Reading You may like Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Type in the text displayed above Δ{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting…