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

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 ...

Crowds of Catholics and tourists gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican are training their eyes on the Sistine Chapel ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected in the first round ...

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

Black smoke was observed during the end of the first day of the conclave at 21:00, hours after the doors of the Sistine ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been ...

The Catholic faithful’s eyes are now set on a small chimney at the Sistine Chapel, waiting for the result of the papal ...

Another round of voting is complete without a new pope being elected, as black smoke is being emitted from the Sistine Chapel ...