What does white smoke coming from the Vatican chimney mean?
White smoke has emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling that the cardinals have elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio—a 76-year-old Argentine and archbishop of Buenos Aires—as the new pope.
Where is the chimney in the Sistine Chapel?
The fireplace is connected by tubes to a chimney located on the roof of the chapel visible from St. Peter square.
What does black smoke from the Sistine Chapel mean?
no pope has been elected
To those watching in the Vatican Square, the results of each vote are announced by smoke that emanates from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney. The smoke is black if no pope has been elected. The smoke is white if a pope has been elected.
When a new pope is chosen the smoke that emanates from the Sistine Chapel is what shade or color?
VIDEO: White Smoke, Bells Signal New Pope Has Been Selected : The Two-Way White smoke emerged from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel signaling the selection of a new pope.
Does the pope smoke cigarette?
Pope Francis, who had a lung removed as a teenager, does not smoke.
How do they make the smoke white at Vatican?
According to a EWTN News/CNA report, the black smoke is produced by a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur, and the white smoke is made by burning a mixture of potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin – a natural amber resin.
Does the Pope smoke cigarette?
What are the Vatican smoke signals?
Cartridges of potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar) and sulfur went into the black smoke that signaled that a new pope hadn’t been chosen. The white smoke, which signals that there is a new pope, includes potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin.
Can you rent the Sistine Chapel?
“The Sistine Chapel can never be rented because it is not a commercial place,” Vatican spokesman Monsignor Paolo Nicolini told reporters. Instead, the Holy See described the Sistine Chapel as “visible” for private groups.
Do popes smoke cigarettes?
Are Sisters of the Valley celibate?
“It doesn’t require being celibate but it does require keeping it very private off the grid. We have a vow of living simply which — speaks for itself.” The Sisters of the Valley said they raked in $1.1 million in profits last year.