A successful candidate to replace Pope Francis, who died April 21, will require a two-thirds majority of the voting cardinals. White smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been ...

The end of each round of balloting will be signaled by smoke emanating from a stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

So, it’s just special in that sense because we have St. Leo the Great up in heaven praying and interceding for us and having ...

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

“I was shaking when the white smoke came out and just filled with joy and so much anticipation,” said Director of Liturgy at St. Mary’s Catholic Center David Ojeda. “We’ve been waiting for this moment ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...