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

How does the Vatican make white smoke? - The outcome of the secretive papal election is announced through smoke, but how do they change its colour?

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful, announcing their decision on Thursday with a swirl of white smoke from a ...

The 133 cardinal electors who gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8, elected a new popeThe new head of the Catholic church was chosen two days after intense voting, as white ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their deliberations, the only indications of their progress are the regular plumes of smoke ...

The centuries-old signal drew an immediate, emotional response from the throngs gathered in St. Peter's Square.

As the world awaits the outcome of the papal conclave, all eyes turn to the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, where a centuries-old ritual unfolds.

Who is the new pope? And when is the name revealed? Here's what we know after white smoke emerges over the Vatican.

Those gathered in St Peter's Square erupted in cheers after white smoke billowed from the chimney installed at the Vatican, signifying the election of a new pope. He has yet to appear on the balcony.

White smoke emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the cardinals have elected a pope. We will soon learn the name of the new Holy Father. What do you need to know? After 12 ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on Thursday to signal a cardinal has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...