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

A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

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

A mother and baby seagull shared a cute moment on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as white smoke came out of the chimney ...

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 ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...

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

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

White smoke came from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on Thursday afternoon, indicating the 133 cardinals had ...

In the afternoon, smoke may appear around 1 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Vatican time if no decision is made. If a pope is elected on the first afternoon ballot, look for white smoke shortly after 11:30 a.m., ...

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

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