What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Pope Leo XIV is the first pope from the United States, and the first images of him flooded the airwaves and the internet ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic ...

You have called me to carry that cross, and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me” ...

Sharon Tobin couldn't quite believe it as she jetted to Italy to witness history being made right in front of her eyes. It's ...

Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to “desperately” counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after the modest cardinal largely unknown to the world become the first US head of ...