The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

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

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

The conclave to elect the next pope to lead the Roman Catholic church is still underway at the Vatican Thursday morning.

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect a new pope. Thousands of people cheered in Vatican Square when the ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a ...

Francis died April 21 at age 88. He was elected March 13, 2013, after five votes in a two-day conclave. His predecessor, Pope ...

The Catholic Church's conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis continues as rounds of voting remain inconclusive, ...

The ongoing papal conclave has yet to elect a new pontiff after multiple ballots, with black smoke rising from the Sistine ...