Smoking is delayed: the hypothesis on the reasons. Then comes the black

Although the Sistine Chapel is surrounded by mystery and secret until the next election, some sources have revealed the possible reasons for the delay of smoking

On what happens in the Sistine Chapel there is the secret: but some sources probably give that the delay - 3 hours and 17 minutes after the "extra omnes" - - is due to the length of the meditation of Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, combined with the number of cardinals (many of whom are "neofites")

The smoke of the Conclave of the first day of the conclave yesterday was delayed almost three hours, so several speculations were unleashed about the reasons for the delay.The sources near the Vatican speculate (since they cannot have information from the interior) with the conjunction of three factors.The first factor pointed out by the Vatican sources has been the preaching done by Cardinal Cantalamessa, Emeritus preacher of the Pontifical Hou…

The first black smoke in the conclave was scheduled at 19:00 and was delayed several hours creating much expectation and doubts.

On the afternoon of May 7, 2025, Rome became the world’s epicenter of religious expectation. More than 45,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, attentive to the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. However, the traditional signal that communicates to the world whether or not there is a new pope — the expected smokers — was delayed more than two hours from what was planned, generating confusion, spontaneous applause and an avalanche of hypotheses …