With the recent elevation of Pope Leo XIV the office of the Pope has been getting a lot of attention. The world watched when the white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel, and then eagerly awaited ...

A look at the recent sale of a one-of-a-kind Topps NOW card celebrating Pope Leo XIV and some of the other big sales of the unique release ...

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.

Pope Leo XIV has called for compassion for the poor, victims of tyranny, and those affected by wars. On Sunday, he celebrated ...

Following Pope Francis’ death, the Vatican begins the conclave to elect a new pope, with smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel marking the votes.

From ‘conclave' to ‘white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.

What does white or black smoke mean during a papal transition? After each round of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots are burned in a special furnace to indicate the outcome to the outside ...

White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World ...

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new ...

Black smoke emerging from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this morning indicated that the 115 cardinal-electors of the Roman Catholic Church failed to elect a new pope.

From ‘conclave' to ‘white smoke,' a glossary of terms used in a papal transition These are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of news in the coming days.