Cardinals did not select a new pope in the first secret vote of the papal conclave Wednesday, a result indicated by billowing ...

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

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

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

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

The first day of the papal conclave ended without a new pope, as black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney. The 133 ...

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

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

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel in the early evening of Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

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