By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

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

White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon signalled that a new pope has been elected, ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

No new pope has been selected as of the morning of Thursday, May 8, but there's still a chance that one will be picked on the ...

When selecting a name, popes often look to history and make a choice imbued with personal meaning. The decision can also ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful ...

Thousands cheered as white smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote ...

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