Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People worldwide watch St. Peter's Square for white smoke from the Sisten Chapel. Once the smoke comes out, what happens next? Yes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A television crew stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica as the conclave to elect a new pope is set to begin on Wednesday, May 7.

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the Cannes Film Festival. “Habemus Papam” opens in limited release on Friday. “Habemus Papam” (“We Have a Pope”) is stuck somewhere between ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The crowd in St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers as the traditional ...

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke (fumata bianca in Italian) erupting from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the formula habemus papam ...

Once a candidate receives the required majority in the conclave and accepts the position, white smoke is released from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that a new Pope has ...

There have been just seven papal elections in the last 100 years, with more than a quarter-century passing between the election of Pope John Paul II in October 1978 and that of his successor, Benedict ...