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.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

With at least three African cardinals in the running to become the next Pope, African Catholics are excited, but remain ...

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...

Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, though some are cautiously optimistic that Pope Francis' successor could be a Black cardinal from their continent. The answer will come soon, as the ...

The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) announced today a new memorandum of understanding with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America, which the organizations say ...

Greg Abbott signing the measure into law on Saturday afternoon as Catholic educators turn their attention to the ground-level work of growth and planning amid the new choice regime. The program ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves Wednesday behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to ...