The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers as the white smoke billowed into the air. It meant the winner secured at ...

In a historic and unpredictable moment, white smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, as the first pope from the United States of America was unveiled.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of ...

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

Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, ...

Rather than soot, the smoke contains microscopic droplets and fine solids that are transparent or white. The result is a ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

The papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool ...

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church’s secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect ...

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church's secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect a new pope, animating users from the White House on down.