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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling that a new pope has been chosen ...