Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at age 88 after complications from a stroke and heart failure. Cardinals under 80 will vote in a closed conclave at the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Black ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to the ...

White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope. The article below ...

Afterwards, ballots are then burned with a chemical to produce either black smoke, indicating no election or white smoke, indicating a successful election, visible through the Sistine Chapel’s chimney ...

With the recent election of a new pope, the eyes of the world once again turned to the rooftop of the Sistine Chapel. As white smoke billowed from the famous chimney, billions recognized the ...