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?

Kamala Harris made her grand arrival at the ball tonight, looking sharp in a black-and-white gown by Off-White. The flowing dress was mostly black, with one side in an icy white. At the neckline ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

Whether it is black — meaning the majority has not been reached — or white — meaning the new pope has been elected — is a matter of extreme importance to the billions of Catholics living ...

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A Missouri mayor publicly criticized her white voters, accusing them of turning their backs on Black women in leadership after voting her out in favor of a new, white candidate. Tishaura Jones ...

In October 2021, the artist Serge Attukwei Clottey watched anxiously as a painting he had made just a few months earlier went ...

Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. Black smoke means voting is ongoing. White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen and accepted his role - Habemus Papam. News that a Pope has – or ...

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Crowds of Catholics and tourists gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican are training their eyes on the Sistine Chapel to watch for white or black smoke as cardinals tasked with electing a ...

More bank branches in South Africa are set to offer Smart ID and passport services soon, but specific details still need to be ironed out between the banks and the government. Since its launch in ...

Over his 15-year tenure as Nedbank Group CEO, banking executive Mike Brown earned just shy of R515 million—averaging out to around R94,000 a day. Brown retired in May 2024 after serving as ...