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

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

At Conclave, what's the difference between white smoke and black smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel chimney? We have an ...

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 ...

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

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

Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that the first vote of the conclave failed to reach the ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday backed a proposed unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the ...