The conclave cannot begin earlier than 15 ... the ballots and send a signal to the world by the color of the smoke: BLACK FOR NO POPE AND WHITE FOR POPE. Pealing bells from St. Peter’s will ...

ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

Edward Berger’s Conclave, a political thriller based ... The tradition of using black or white smoke to signal the results is also correctly depicted. In recent years, the Vatican has used ...

Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial & Mourning upon ...