Who is the new pope? And when is the name revealed? Here's what we know after white smoke emerges over the Vatican.

A new pope has been chosen, indicated by white smoke that bellowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday afternoon.

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

All eyes were on the smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on May 8 as 133 cardinals voted to select the successor to Pope ...

A mother and baby seagull shared a cute moment on the roof of the Sistine Chapel as white smoke came out of the chimney ...

White smoke billowed over the Vatican on Thursday to signal a cardinal has been elected as the 267th leader of the Catholic ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

Habemus papam, and habemus a new Lorde tour while we’re at it. Almost simultaneously with white smoke emerging from the ...

After two days of contemplation and balloting, a new Pope has been elected. White smoke emanating from the Sistine Chapel ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their ...

The white smoke has appeared, the people screamed, and now we wait for the new Pontiff to come out onto the balcony. Here's ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful ...