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

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

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead ...

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