The recently concluded papal election renewed curiosity among cinephiles to get a glimpse of the Vatican’s age-old rituals, ...

Today, let’s talk about smoke. The kind that comes out of the Sistine Chapel chimney when the Catholic Church votes for a new pope. I’m thinking it might be time ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.

Artists have captured the hidden world of papal elections for centuries, turning secrecy into spectacle for the public.

As the Vatican holds its 2025 papal conclave, a Spanish news channel goes viral for comparing the sacred event to a Dark ...

DONALD Trump has congratulated American Robert Prevost who has been elected as the new Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, is the ...

But white smoke was seen shortly before the noon bells rung, prompting confusion among the crowds. There was a similar incident during the 1958 conclave, when white smoke initially emerged but then ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...