In a ritual dating back to medieval times ... while white smoke and the peeling of bells signalling that the 1.4-billion member church has a new leader. The pope's influence reaches well beyond ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some things to know ...

The conclave – a tradition dating back to medieval times ... while white smoke and the peeling of bells will signal that the 1.4-billion member church has a new leader. The pope's influence ...

Some historians have suggested that the medieval papacy ... first term in the White House the following year, said at the time: "I have had a feeling, particularly in the pope's visit to Poland ...

The first time white smoke was used to signal the election of a pope was at the 1914 conclave in the frescoed Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. The cast iron stove in which the cardinals burn their ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the faithful for the first time as the 267th Pope ... Pope Leo XIV appeared after white smoke streamed from the chimney ...

She has reported for TIME from Asia ... in black suits hoisted Pope Francis’ coffin on their shoulders. The simple wood coffin, lined with zinc and marked with a white cross, symbolized another ...

At 12:09 p.m. Eastern 6:09 p.m. Vatican time, on May 8, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new pope had been chosen on the fourth ballot. This traditional ...

In a process dating to medieval times ... while white smoke and the peeling of bells will signal that the 1.4-billion member church has a new leader. The pope's influence reaches well beyond ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ... while white smoke means a new pope has been chosen.

In a process dating to medieval times ... while white smoke and the pealing of bells will signal that the 1.4 billion-member Church has a new leader. The pope’s influence reaches well beyond ...