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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.

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 ...

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To prevent any confusion about the color of the smoke, in the 2005 conclave that gave the Church Pope Benedict XVI, a second, more modern stove was also used. Historically, the white smoke was ...

Black smoke means a new pope has not been elected. White smoke means there is a new pope. So where does this tradition come from – and how do they achieve the different coloured smoke?