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.

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years old. Following Francis' funeral, the Catholic Church's most senior officials will meet to ...

The Episcopal Church said Monday it would not help ... The South Africa’s Black-led government and many white religious leaders in the country have denied the Trump administration’s claims ...

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church ...

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 old ...

The Episcopal Church has ended a nearly 40-year relationship with the federal government, citing moral opposition in refusing to resettle white Africans from South Africa classified as refugees by ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that a new Pope has been elected. But what kind of smoke is it exactly?

Black folks aren’t the only ones offended by President Donald Trump’s move to welcome dozens of white South Africans into the country. The Episcopal Church is now refusing to comply with his ...