White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up ...

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

Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the secretive process to elect the next leader of the ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

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

Cardinal electors have withdrawn to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret elections. The proceedingss are set to continue ...

Catholic cardinals gathered in Vatican City to cast their first vote as part of the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...