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

The chimney smoke from the Sistine Chapel is the most watched signal during conclave, which started on May 7. Only two colors ...

Officials of the Catholic Church are gathering to select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave. Watch here for ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals ...

carbon-rich black smoke. Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool. Today ...

No cameras will be allowed inside the church during the vote, so the result will remain secret until white smoke emerges from ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

Sixteen days after Pope Francis's death, cardinals from around the world have shut themselves away for as long as it takes to ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on the first full day of voting, but this was not quite the fastest conclave in history ...

Black smoke will pour from the specially erected chimney for every ... Since Francis’ death, cardinals have been gathering in a sterile conference hall in Vatican City for pre-conclave huddles that ...