White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have ...

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

Close to home, parishioners attended mass to celebrate their new pontiff, Robert Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

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 ...

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

White smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine ... The secrecy also relates back to a central Catholic belief that the Holy Spirit should guide the Cardinals to make the best choice for a new ...

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. But we don't yet know his identity.

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...

From coffee shops to classrooms, Catholic students across America will never forget the moment white smoke signaled the dawn ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals inside have elected a new pope. A roar erupted from the ...