Black smoke billowed over the Vatican on Wednesday to signal that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority of ...

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has stepped down temporarily as an investigation by United ...

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 ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect a new pope. Thousands of people cheered in Vatican Square when the ...

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

Cardinals in the secret conclave are entering a second day of discussions on Thursday after their first round of voting to ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney ... Peter’s Basilica to give his first blessing.

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...