White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church. That means the winner secured at least 89 votes of the 133 cardinals ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Of the 133 cardinals sequestered in the Vatican since May 7, one has now been elected as the 267th leader of the Roman ...

After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process— takes place in the Vatican as ...

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

The Vatican News, the official communications outlet of the Vatican, posted on X on Wednesday that all nonessential personnel had left the Sistine Chapel so the cardinals could vote in private. The ...