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

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 ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

The highest-ranking member of the Catholic Church, the pope, is typically seen in white and gold. These colors symbolize the birth and resurrection of Christ, and the pope wears them as the closest ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...

During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means ...

This previously devout cradle Catholic has lost her patience with a church that has sold its soul over a single issue. | ...