The black smoke signals continued deliberation, while white smoke marks a new pope's election, symbolizing reflection, unity, and the Churchs timeles ...

Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night sky in Rome on Wednesday, signaling the papal conclave did not reach consensus on a successor to Pope Francis − and the cardinals will ...

This photograph shows black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in the first ballot of their conclave in the Vatican on May 7 ...

From ‘conclave' to ‘white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

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

Vatican seagull awaits papal conclave's decision A seagull was spotted several times on the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, near the chimney where smoke will let onlookers know if a new ...

From ‘conclave' to ‘white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

From ‘conclave' to ‘white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new pope at a papal conclave.