Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool. Today, thanks to modern chemistry ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

This holy smoke is a visual and olfactory signal of the congregation’s offerings of supplication and praise rising up to God. Once the conclave begins, the only form of communication between the ...

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new pontiff has been chosen after the second or third ballots.

Catholic cardinals are continuing their secret conclave to elect the next pope, with voting resuming on Thursday morning. Thick black smoke emerged on May 7, 2025, from the chimney of the Sistine ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new pope on May 8, becoming the first American to ever be named pontiff. He will go by the name Pope Leo XIV. The last pope to take the name Leo was Leo ...

(1st UPDATE) This signals that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two morning ballots VATICAN CITY – Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a pope.

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine ... AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Conclave to Pick New Pope 'Will Be Short,' Predicts Cardinal: 'I Think There Is a Consensus' Once a new ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and "clavis," meaning "together" and "key," respectively – highlighting the absolute, ...

Vatican city: Crowds of people flocked to St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Wednesday evening for the first vote of the papal conclave ... Black smoke poured out from the Sistine Chapel's ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...