Known affectionately as "Apu Ambo" -- "Apu" meaning respected elder and "Ambo" being his diminutive nickname -- the ...

The end of each round of balloting will be signaled by smoke emanating from a stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while ...

Nobody does drama like the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

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

In the afternoon, smoke may appear around 1 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Vatican time if no decision is made. If a pope is elected on the first afternoon ballot, look for white smoke shortly after 11:30 a.m., ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Cardinals have elected a new pope who will appear on the Vatican balcony soon and be named—watch our live stream.

Black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave. That meant that no new pope had been elected by the cardinals. It signified the end of the second round of voting -- and ...