White smoke has emerged from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, signaling that a new pope has been chosen ...

In the afternoon, smoke may appear around 1 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Vatican time if no decision is made. If a pope is elected on the first afternoon ballot, look for white smoke shortly after 11:30 a.m., ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

But what does the smoke mean? What does the white smoke mean during the conclave? There are multiple voting rounds during a ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

However, what confused people is that white smoke was seen shortly before noon, with black smoke showing again shortly ...

The first day of the conclave ended without a decision on the next pope. Here's what's next for the cardinal electors.