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

Rather than soot, the smoke contains microscopic droplets and fine solids that are transparent or white. The result is a ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

A new pope has been chosen on the second day of the conclave at the Vatican. White smoke emerged from the chimney of the ...

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

Cardinals in Vatican City failed again to elect a new pope, after two more inconclusive rounds of voting. Black smoke from ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

The conclave to elect the 267th pope ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conclaves ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.