The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

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

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 ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...

White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that the 133 Roman ...

Habemus papam, and habemus a new Lorde tour while we’re at it. Almost simultaneously with white smoke emerging from the ...

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

A change in popes is a complicated process. Centuries-old rituals are involved in the transition in leadership for both the ...

Historic moment in Vatican City as white smoke signals the election of a new pope, marking a new era for 1.4 billion ...

White smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signalling that the 133 Roman ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...