Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

White smoke means a new pope has been chosen, while black smoke signals that a two-thirds majority vote has not yet been reached.

Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that no new Pope has been elected.It is the second smoke ...

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

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the next pope, becoming the first American leader of the Catholic Church, ...

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

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

Prevost emerged as the successor to the late Pope Francis on the second day of voting by a papal conclave of more than 130 ...

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