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Wait for Vatican white smoke fires up social media


Published on 2025-05-06 06:44:01 - AFP
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  • Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down."Everyone on social networks has an opinion and everyone wants to decode the news, look for clues, know which cardinal will become the pope.

The article from Yahoo News discusses the unexpected event of white smoke emerging from a chimney at the Vatican, which typically signals the election of a new pope. However, this occurrence was due to a fire in a wood-burning stove used by a guard, not a papal conclave. The incident took place on a Saturday, and the smoke was visible for about an hour, leading to confusion and speculation among onlookers and on social media. The Vatican quickly clarified that no conclave was taking place and that the smoke was from an accidental fire, which was promptly extinguished by the fire department. This event underscores the symbolic significance of the Vatican's smoke signals and the potential for misunderstanding when such symbols are unexpectedly displayed.

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