By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist I’ve always been enamored about Kentucky’s state bird, the Northern Cardinal, often ...

A symbolic scene unfolded just before the announcement of the pope's election. During the conclave, a seagull with a chick ...

Any cardinal electors who have made the trip to ... But seconds before the smoke finally arrived, the screens cut out, meaning it was difficult to actually see the moment itself.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter ... hover nearby — or sometimes directly on top — of the chimney. Birds fly near the chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof, as cardinals ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The cardinal electors will take Sunday ... s metal cover at an opportune moment. Was it a symbol? A blessing? A sign? Would the white bird signify white smoke? “That seagull on the Sistine ...

Caffè Centrale on the main drag of the Veneto, hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin ... in a seagull sitting on the roof nearby. The bird has been in live video shots for hours, along with ...

(4 p.m. local time) Black smoke is seen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel meaning a new pope is not ... the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. The bird has been in live video shots for hours ...