Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI): Black smoke rose from the chimney ... The elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis were swift by historical standards. Both Popes were appointed on the ...

VATICAN CITY – Black smoke was pouring ... elect the 267th pope to follow Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff. The Holy See(gull) While all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel ...

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the first day of the conclave on Wednesday, May 7. For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for ...

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope. White smoke tends to be a sign that a fire is creating gas or water vapor. It ...

Black smoke means no pope yet; white smoke signals a new pope has been chosen. VATICAN CITY - All eyes are on the copper chimney of the Sistine Chapel, following Pope Francis’ death on Easter ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo spoke off ...

Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling the historic papal conclave did not reach consensus on a successor to Pope Francis − and the cardinals will ...