White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel just after 6 p.m. Vatican time (noon ET) on Thursday, May 8, signaling to the world that a new pope had been selected. The papal conclave to elect Pope Francis ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. During their deliberations, the only indications of their progress are the regular plumes of smoke ...

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the morning ...

The election of a pope follows a strict daily schedule inside the Sistine Chapel. Following the start of conclave on May 7, the College of Cardinals are fully sequestered behind locked doors with no ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — BREAKING: Cardinal Robert Prevost, of Chicago, was elected as the Catholic faith's new pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The original report continues below White smoke ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church ...

In its second round of voting, black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope. The College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican officials selected by ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.