For smoke watchers, the best time to view the smoke on May 7, the conclave's first day, is just after 7 p.m. (10 a.m. PDT, 1 ...

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

He convenes the conclave and presides as the electors take their oaths ... anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur ...

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global ...

Though a vote to name a new pope is weeks away, correspondents from Fox News and CNN tell The Hollywood Reporter they will be ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

He convenes the conclave and presides as the electors take ... anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed ...