Where, when you pay attention to white smoke

The conclave begins on May 7th, but the public only knows its end through iconic white smoke that gets out of the chimney of the Sistine chapel.

Black smoke means that the cardinals have not yet reached the two third majority required to choose a new Pope. The cardinals burn the ballots in a stove and add chemicals to the fire to color the smoke.

The best place to pay attention to the smoke is on St. Peter's Square itself, but the Vatican will also live the smoke on the YouTube channel, the Vatican media live.

For smoke observers, the best time is to see the smoke on May 7, the first day of the conclave, shortly after 7 p.m. (1 pm edt). Search on the following days at around 10:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m. EDT) and noon and again at 5:30 p.m. and shortly after 7 p.m., says Catholic News Service.

However, times can vary depending on prayers and discussions of the cardinals.

“On the second day of the consequence and progress, there can be four rounds of coordination every day, but only two smoke signals,” said Cindy Wooden, editor -in -chief of Catholic intelligence services. “This is because the first ballot of the morning or the afternoon session does not lead to a choice, a second vote begins immediately and the two ballots are burned together.”

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