Black smoke emerging from the chimney means the world's 1.4 billion Catholics don't yet have a new pope. White smoke means the cardinals have chosen a new leader of the church.

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on Thursday afternoon, indicating the 133 cardinals locked inside had elected a successor to Pope Francis. Bells rang in St ...

The first time white smoke was the indicator that a new pope was elected was in 1914. The previous pope, Pius X, had mandated in 1904 that all papers related to the election, not just the ballots ...

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer, and white smoke indicates that a new pope has been selected. Here's what to know about the black and white smoke used during a papal conclave.

White smoke began pouring from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to Pope Francis. And now the world waits to learn who he is.

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear. By Elisabetta Povoledo Now that white smoke has finally billowed out of the chimney ...

Black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel early Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope, before white smoke plumed out just hours later. A new pope has finally been selected, but his ...

White smoke was seen above the Sistine Chapel just after Noon ET on Thursday, May 8. It's a universal signal that a new pope has been elected by a two-thirds majority of the College of Cardinals .