The late Pope Francis came to Washington, D.C., to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, 2015. He wasn’t the ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

Pope Francis laid out guidelines for a simplified funeral before a conclave convenes at the Sistine Chapel to select his ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global ...

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years ...

Choosing a new pope is a very secretive thing but some details of the process are known, and coloured smoke is used to ...

If no pope is chosen, the ballots are mixed with cartridges containing potassium perchlorate, anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner ...

The cardinals pledge their obedience to the new pope, who is fitted in a white cassock and skullcap before being presented to the world. The public announcement comes in the form of white smoke ...