The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

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

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

as the world continued to watch for the moment when white smoke would declare that a new pontiff had been chosen. The vote comes after Pope Francis's death last month. The papal conclave has not ...

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney, signaling to the world that the 267th pope has ...

“Conclave” means “with a key ... Black smoke means a new pope has not been elected. White smoke means there is a new pope. So where does this tradition come from – and how do they ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel early Thursday, signaling that the cardinals have yet to elect a new pope.