Some 133 Catholic cardinals will gather to elect a successor to Pope Francis following his death on April 21. | World News ...

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

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

U.S. bishops marked the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV’s election by recalling the moment they learned he had been chosen, describing their reactions in a video message. “When we were watching the ...