White smoke was spotted from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel after the cardinals at the Vatican elected a new pope on the second and final day of the papal conclave. Several locals and social media ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People worldwide watch St. Peter's Square for white smoke from the Sisten Chapel. Once the smoke comes out, what happens next? Yes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A television crew stands in front of St. Peter's Basilica as the conclave to elect a new pope is set to begin on Wednesday, May 7.

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke (fumata bianca in Italian) erupting from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the formula habemus papam ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The crowd in St. Peter's Square erupted in cheers as the traditional ...

US Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new pope.

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the Cannes Film Festival. “Habemus Papam” opens in limited release on Friday. “Habemus Papam” (“We Have a Pope”) is stuck somewhere between ...

There have been just seven papal elections in the last 100 years, with more than a quarter-century passing between the election of Pope John Paul II in October 1978 and that of his successor, Benedict ...