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

New American pontiff Robert Prevost to hold first mass after historic election - The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen ...

New pontiff to lead first Mass at Sistine Chapel as world leaders send congratulations - The Chicago native is the 267th ...

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

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass later this morning, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

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

Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St ...

The Catholic news journalist John L Allen once wrote that "the trash heaps of history are littered with the carcasses of ...

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe ...

From budget woes to child abuse and a faith crisis in Europe, Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church, ...