Who is the new pope? And when is the name revealed? Here's what we know after white smoke emerges over the Vatican.

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

The Roman Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican in Rome have chosen a new pope to lead the church’s 1.4 billion faithful ...

In 2013, the Vatican confirmed that their fumata recipes now consist of a clear black smoke recipe: potassium perchlorate ...

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY — In a historic and unexpected decision, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the ...

A new pope has been elected as white smoke billows from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the end of the conclave.

The Catholic Church has entered a new era. On May 8, 2025, at exactly 6:08 PM local time, white smoke rose from the chimney ...

In the afternoon, smoke may appear around 1 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Vatican time if no decision is made. If a pope is elected on the first afternoon ballot, look for white smoke shortly after 11:30 a.m., ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, signaling that a new pope has been elected. The decision ...

White smoke means a new Pope has been chosen ... Two years ago, the Pope made him the Vatican peace envoy for Ukraine, in which capacity he visited Moscow to 'encourage gestures of humanity'.