What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that cardinals locked inside have elected ...

The crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers. The name will be announced later, when a top cardinal utters the words ...

New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who was part of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, left the Pontifical ...

White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church. The crowd in ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting for a second day to elect his successor. The ...

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

All eyes are on Vatican City as the papal conclave got underway yesterday. In 2013, Pope Francis was elected in two days over ...

The identity of Pope Francis’ successor will be revealed shortly by Dominique Mamberti, the senior cardinal deacon, who ...