White smoke was seen pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to ...

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

In ancient times, the method to give the smoke these coluors was to burn the ballots used in the voting with a bit of wet straw so that it would come out black, or dry so as to obtain white smoke.

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

The tiny gray chick was seen with its internet-famous mom on the sacred roof as white smoke poured out, prompting squawks of joy from the crowd at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. When the ...

The day finished out around 9 p.m. local (3 p.m. ET ... second day of voting and at least four ballots for the white smoke to appear. This may seem quick, but it actually is not the fastest ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

It typically takes about 45 minutes from the moment the white smoke appears to the moment the pope comes out.