A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

In the coming days plumes of black or white smoke will rise from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel, signaling the voting at ...

An inexpensive paper sensor along with a smartphone-based reader developed by a Washington State University-led team can ...

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STORY: :: A pyrotechnic expert explains how the black and white papal smoke signals are created :: May 2, 2025 :: Rome, Italy ::Massimiliano De Sanctis, Fireworks expert ''During the conclave the ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Art students at UW-La Crosse are getting an opportunity to try their hand at making deer hide ...

The papal conclave is the means through which this decision is made, with a gathering of the College of Cardinals who will ...

During the two-day-long conclave in 2013, a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component in coal tar), and sulfur was used to make the black smoke. This smoke signal system is also ...

Peter Flanagan, a past president of the Camera Club and a retired veterinarian, says patience pays when taking photos of ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

For this fiery Photo of the Week, he used a 50mm lens almost full frame, placed just outside the flame trench. "Good thing too, as there's lots of smoke, fire and debris coming from the aptly ...

Voting will continue among the cardinals gathered in Vatican City after no one gained the required two-thirds majority to become the next leader of the Catholic Church ...