The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...

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

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 11:50am Thursday, indicating the third ballot of the papal conclave, ...

Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

The reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope - Using smoke signals is a tradition that dates back centuries ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday (May 8, 2025) morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of ...

Until that happens, black smoke billows from the chapel’s chimney; white smoke signals the election of a new pope. On Thursday morning, May 8, 2025, black smoke once again rose from the iconic ...

Conclave begins today to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Here’s what time to watch for black or white smoke, how the process ...

Outside in St. Peter’s Square, the scene was festive as thousands of people flocked to the piazza to watch the proceedings on ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...