Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

Videos shared across social media on Saturday show different angles of black smoke billowing across the sky. DISNEY SHAREHOLDERS WIDELY REJECT ANTI-DEI PROPOSAL A Walt Disney World official ...

VATICAN CITY >> Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel today, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope ...