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

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

Conclave begins today to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Here’s what time to watch for black or white smoke, how the process ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

When that happens, white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel's chimney. If the two-thirds majority is not reached, black smoke is emitted instead, signaling that the conclave will resume with further ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

The Vatican’s cardinals gather in conclave today to begin electing the successor to the late Pope Francis—which means the ...

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