Certain items are banned from cruise cabins like power strips or outlet extenders that are surge protected. Here's the one ...

Yes; you can gargle with diluted hydrogen peroxide. In fact, many mouthwashes contain some hydrogen peroxide. Learn how to ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. The longest conclave in ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

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

Every time the Catholic Church sets out to elect a new Pope, the eyes of the world turn to the Sistine Chapel and, above all, ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

For white smoke, a compound of the chemicals potassium chlorate, lactose, and rosin (also known as Greek pitch) is used, ...

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

The Vatican’s tradition of using black and white smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel chimney continues to announce the ...

In 2013, the Vatican confirmed that their fumata recipes now consist of a clear black smoke recipe: potassium perchlorate ...