Black smoke billowed over the Vatican on Wednesday to signal that no candidate received the required two-thirds majority of ...

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

On the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, white smoke from the Sistine Chapel's chimney billowed into the sky, prompting waves of ...

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

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

Cardinals set for more talks after black smoke signals no pope chosen on first day - The assembled cardinals vote up to four ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect a new pope. Thousands of people cheered in Vatican Square when the ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

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

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

The conclave to elect the next pope to lead the Roman Catholic church is still underway at the Vatican Thursday morning.