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.

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

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

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

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

The pontiff’s identity will be known shortly, when he appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica.

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 ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on ...