While these meetings are held in secrecy, the rest of the world is notified of the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

While these meetings are held in secrecy, the rest of the world is notified of the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

using specific chemical mixtures to produce unambiguous black or white smoke. This blend of tradition and technology allows the world to witness a sacred ritual with precision.

The Catholic world is mourning the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced on the morning of Easter Monday the death of the 266th Pope aged 88, weeks after he started a battle against double ...

After each round of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots are burned in a special furnace to indicate the outcome to the outside world ... and sulfur to produce black smoke.

ABIDJAN - Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of championing the developing world, though the chances of that ...

who retired after helping the Black Ferns to gold in the Paris Olympics last year, had signed an eight-month contract and would join the squad's first World Cup gathering at the weekend.