Habemus papam, and habemus a new Lorde tour while we’re at it. Almost simultaneously with white smoke emerging from the ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

On Thursday, May 8, 133 cardinals from around the world elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV at the Sistine Chapel during the Conclave, making him the first US-born Pope in the ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

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

The white smoke has appeared, the people screamed, and now we wait for the new Pontiff to come out onto the balcony. Here's ...

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 ...

From hushed chambers to movie screens, the mysterious ritual of the papal conclave continues to captivate audiences worldwide ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...