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

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

Rome — It's been called "holy smoke." And it's color coded ... Sanctis tested the mechanism that will signal the fate of the Catholic Church, and who will be the next man to lead its 1.4 ...

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

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 ...

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

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

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 ...

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.

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican ... to invoke the guidance of the Holy Spirit on who should be the successor, according to the United ...