What time will there be smoking in the Vatican: the schedules of the conclave

With the start of the conclave on Wednesday, May 7, all eyes will focus on the small chimney of the Sistine Chapel. From that simple metal tube, the expected Blanca smoking will emerge that will announce the choice of the new Pope.

During the days that the conclave lasts, the cardinals will make four votes every day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Each voting block is followed by a smoking, which will be black if an agreement has not been reached, or white if the new pontiff has already been chosen.

The only day there will be no vote in the morning will be on Wednesday 7, since at 10:00 am (Rome time) Mass will be held For choosing PopeE in the Basilica of San Pedro. Therefore, that day there will only be votes in the afternoon, and consequently, there will be a smoke shortly after 7:00 pm (Rome time), as confirmed by the Vatican.

In the following days, if the Pope is not chosen in the first morning vote, a second is immediately made. Both ballots burn together, which gives rise to a possible smoking around 12:00 pm if, on the other hand, the pontiff is chosen in the first vote in the morning, the white smoke will appear shortly after 10:30 am

The same process is repeated in the afternoon. After a short break, two other votes are held. If none is conclusive, the smoking is expected around 7:00 pm but if the Pope is chosen in the first vote in the afternoon, the white smoking would be seen shortly after 17:30.

Thus, the faithful must be attentive to four possible moments of smoking every day: two around noon and two at dusk. However, the first day there will only be an opportunity to see smoke, at the end of the only afternoon vote.

The smoking occurs when burn the ballots every cardinal, along with chemical compounds that stain the smoke in black or white. After the White Fumata, the bells of San Pedro will play strongly to confirm the expected “Habemus Papam.”