In a historic moment, Pope Leo XIV made his first public appearance from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after being ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

White smoke flows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.(Credit: Reuters) ...

Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating ...

With Pope Francis' burial rites done, the world's focus is now on the Sistine Chapel, where the 133 cardinals are locked up ...

All eyes are on the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where either black smoke or white smoke will emerge to signal whether a ...

The first smoke signal from the papal conclave is expected to rise from the Sistine Chapel “not before 7:00 p.m.” on ...

When a new pope is selected, the Vatican will release white smoke into the air. Wooward says it was a tragedy to lose Pope Francis, and the Catholic Diocese of Jackson is praying a new pope is chosen ...

The countdown is on. The papal conclave, a centuries-old practice, is set to begin Wednesday (May 7, 2025) to select a ...

How does the Conclave work? Rev. Tom Willis from the Diocese of St. Augustine joins First Coast News to discuss the process ...

One of the most enduring triathlons in the United States is set for its 43rd year of competition on June 28, making it one of ...