Using smoke to communicate to the public whether a new pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church ... of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative ...

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. On the ...

To Joe Merigold, a fellow student, Pope Leo was the “smartest person in the class” who would stretch over his desk and “poke ...

Whether it is black — meaning the ... in the 2005 conclave that gave the Church Pope Benedict XVI, a second, more modern stove was also used. Historically, the white smoke was created by burning ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

including a special sermon led by one of the church's top officials, Matthew Gabriele, a medieval studies professor at Virginia Tech, previously told USA TODAY. White or black smoke could be ...

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church ... black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke ...

The conclave to select Pope Francis’s successor began Wednesday. Here’s what to know about the process, what happens when a ...