As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the morning ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new ...
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel just after 6 p.m. Vatican time (noon ET) on Thursday, May 8, signaling to the world that a new pope had been selected. The papal conclave to elect Pope Francis ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2013, Pope Francis was introduced a little over an hour after white smoke plumed from the chapel chimney, per previous ...
Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...
This story is no longer being updated. Visit the latest file, published Thursday afternoon, for updates. As the world watches and one of the largest religions on the globe awaits its new dignitary, ...
VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church ...
The newly elected 267th pope is expected to soon make an appearance on a balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square. His election came on the second day of the conclave, which drew cardinals from 70 ...
VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church ...
We probably shouldn't have expected anything less from the first papal conclave of the hyper-social media/internet era. In Europe, thousands of people had been playing a conclave fantasy game to ...
White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured ...