When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope.

If the smoke is black, it means the vote wasn't conclusive. If the smoke is white, it means a new pope has been selected by a ...

On Friday morning, May 2, Vatican workers were seen hoisting a chimney onto the roof at the Sistine Chapel, according to ...

The white smoke represents the final moment of the Conclave. The act that marks the election of the new Pope. The Vatican ...

The death of the Pope brings with it the holding of a Conclave to decide the name of a new successor as sovereign of the ...

When Catholic cardinals meet to pick a new pope in a papal conclave, they have signaled their progress by sending colored ...

For smoke watchers, the best time to view the smoke on May 7, the conclave's first day, is just after 7 p.m. (10 a.m. PDT, 1 ...

The best time to be in St. Peter's Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on ...