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White smoke billows from a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, signaling that cardinal electors have chosen a new pope — Pope Francis — on March 13, 2025. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption
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The white smoke is famous. When it streams out of a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, it signals that a new pope has been chosen and sets off celebrations among some 1.4 billion Catholics around the world.
Behind the scenes, a mysterious and intensely dramatic process culminates in that smoke — literally. It's created by burning the ballots cardinals just used. White smoke signals that the Roman Catholic Church has a new leader; black smoke means the cardinals will need to vote again.