White Smoke, Black Smoke

This is a syndicated post from ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome. [Read the original article...]

Beginning with the Conclave in 2005, in order to better distinguish the colour of the “fumate” (smoke signalling the election or non-election of a pontiff), a secondary apparatus is used to generate the smoke in addition to the traditional stove in which the Cardinal electors’ ballots are burned. This device stands…

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