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The election of a new pope is announced with smoke: what do the colours mean, and how are they made?

By Clare Johnson, Professor of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology and Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy, Australian Catholic University

Smoke will tell us when a new pope has been elected by the papal conclave. Here’s what to look out for.

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