White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope. The article below ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...

The papal conclave to select the next pope began May 7, with USA TODAY providing live stream coverage. Cardinal electors will vote in secret, with white smoke signifying the election of a new pope.

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By NICOLE WINFIELD and VANESSA GERA, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to elect a new pope. How many cardinals are convening? Here's what to know.

The Catholic church has a new leader, Robert Cardinal Prevost, after four rounds of voting, making history as the first U.S. pontiff and taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The papal conclave was officially ...

The term conclave refers to a private meeting or secret assembly, especially a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope, according to merriam-webster.com. What ...

Simony, properly defined by the Catholic Church as the selling of ecclesiastical offices and positions, has been designated as a grave sin since approximately 300 C.E. and can merit excommunication ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a ...