For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...

The first smoke signal from the papal conclave will come from the Sistine Chapel "not before 7pm" on Wednesday, Holy See ...

With the death of Pope Francis, the position of the Bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church stands empty.

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here is a brief glossary of ...

More than 400 students at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville are taking part in a mock conclave, with voting having ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

Choosing a replacement for Pope Francis is a secretive and time-tested process for the cardinal-electors in the Sistine ...

The world’s most secret ballot – the conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic Church – begins on Wednesday night in ...

As the world waits for the papal conclave to get underway, Scott Detrow speaks with Robert Harris, the author who dramatized the process in the book Conclave.