All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

From priests on pogo sticks celebrating in St. Peter’s Square to the crowd outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

In 1929, the Vatican City State was created with the signing ... the "Pontifical March", is the only one in the world sung in Latin, while its flag features two bands of yellow and white, bearing ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

On May 7, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Meanwhile, bishops and archbishops, who don’t rank quite as highly as cardinals and don’t ...