Black smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel signals that cardinals failed to elect a new pope during their conclave in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. AP Black smoke appeared from a chimney ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. After he was unveiled as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he spoke to huge crowds from the ...

VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday night, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.

In its second round of voting, black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope. The College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican officials selected by ...

VATICAN CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals meeting in a secret conclave ...

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Step beyond the crowded Sistine Chapel and explore the Vatican Museums like never before. From the colossal Pinecone Courtyard to the lifelike Apoxyomenos and the dramatic Laocoön and His Sons, ...