The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

The announcement: Minutes later, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti stepped onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

The reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope - Using smoke signals is a tradition that dates back centuries ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Speaking to BBC News, Mathew Schmalz, a professor in Catholic studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, says ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.