At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

Black smoke has been rising from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals have not yet elected a new pope on Thursday ...

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

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

This all came to a head on Thursday when the papal conclave finally sent up white smoke from the Sistine Chapel, signalling ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.