At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

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

Cardinals cast their first vote for a new pope. The papal election will continue on Thursday with up to four rounds of voting ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

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

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday backed a proposed unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the ...

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