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.

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 ...

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

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

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 and ...