Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on Thursday to signal a cardinal has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

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 ...

When cardinals elect a successor for Pope Francis, the first indication will not be a communiqué or a social media post, but ...

What started as a bucket-list trip to Italy turned into a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual experience for two Owensboro women who ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine ...

White smoke appeared atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), sending a signal that the cardinals gathered below had ...

while white smoke uses potassium chlorate, lactose, and pine rosin. This chemical method, adopted after a confusing 1958 conclave where damp straw caused unclear smoke, ensures clear signals. Vatican ...

Historic moment in Vatican City as white smoke signals the election of a new pope, marking a new era for 1.4 billion ...

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