A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

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 ...

The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel ...

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

No pope was elected after a first ballot of the papal conclave on Wednesday, as black smoke billowed out of a chimney of the ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Black smoke poured out from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, indicating that the cardinals have not been able to pick a new ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

American cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the choice to replace Pope Francis. Bells at St. Peter's Basilica rang and ...