As Pope Francis fights double pneumonia in hospital, many are hoping the leader of the Catholic church makes a full recovery. However, should the worst happen, the centuries-old process of ...

Image White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel after the College of Cardinals elected Francis as pope in 2013.Credit...Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Inside the Vatican, the dean of the college ...

What does the white and black smoke mean? The smoke is a way to let the public know a new pope was selected. After the voting, if no one receives the necessary two-thirds of the vote, the ballots ...

If so, the ballots are burned with chemicals to create white smoke, which is sent billowing from the chimney to signal the impending formal announcement of a new pope. White smoke billows from the ...

He will have to miss an important anniversary, the 12th anniversary that he was elected Pope. He will not be here at the Vatican for that. It was March 13, 2013 when *** fluff of white smoke came ...