As Pope Leo XIV settles into his papacy, the three million U.S. Black Catholics contemplate its deeper meaning, as questions ...

At least 89 need to agree on who should lead the Church for a new Pope to be elected. The next smoke signal is expected at around 11am British time, and the smoke could either be black ...

Black smoke billowed from the chimney of Rome's ... of Cardinals where an election is held to determine who the next pope is. Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in a conclave.

Cardinals under 80 will vote in a closed conclave at the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Black smoke means no pope yet; white smoke signals a new pope has been chosen. VATICAN CITY - All ...

As the papal conclave continues, onlookers from around the world will watch for smoke in Vatican City, eager for the first update on who will be the next ... Black smoke signals no pope named ...

Black smoke plumed over the Vatican into the night ... See May 7 schedule Front-runners for pope: Who is favored to be the next pope? Some of the cardinals frequently mentioned as candidates ...

The next vote will take place Thursday morning ... Only then are the votes cast into the furnace: one for black smoke (no pope chosen), and one for white smoke (pope chosen).

By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Once the cardinals close themselves off in the Sistine Chapel so that voting on the next ... of white smoke if a pope has been chosen, and black smoke ...