Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming with emotion.

The cardinals are participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.

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

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Black smoke again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, indicating that no pope has been elected yet.