How long after white smoke will the new pope be named? In a process that could've taken weeks, months or even years, and has ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...

The conclave on Thursday elected a new pope after white smoke was seen rising from the Sistine Chapel, but the new pope has ...

The reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope - Using smoke signals is a tradition that dates back centuries ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon, indicating the cardinals had elected a ...

The white smoke has appeared, the people screamed, and now we wait for the new Pontiff to come out onto the balcony. Here's ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers as the white smoke billowed into the air. It meant the winner secured at ...