For black smoke, the Vatican uses a mixture of potassium perchlorate, anthracene, and sulphur. The white smoke used to signal ...

Some cardinals are looking for a new pope who will continue with Pope Francis' push for a more welcoming Church, while others ...

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

As the world waits for the papal conclave to get underway, Scott Detrow speaks with Robert Harris, the author who dramatized the process in the book Conclave.

The backdrop of the conclave is the Sistine Chapel, and the site could not be more dramatic. Decorated with frescoes by ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

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

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

Vatican firefighters fitted the Sistine Chapel chimney in place ahead of the election of Pope Francis’ successor. White smoke ...