White smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the conclave had concluded. Before the ...

There have been a plethora of questions swirling regarding the conclave process — such as why certain cardinals opt to wear ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

The red robes are worn by all 133 cardinals deliberating who will replace Pope Francis. The original reason cardinals started wearing red is disputed, but the hue is often said to represent the blood ...

While the cardinals are known to wear their scarlet red attire, some individuals involved in conclave proceedings were seen ...

The cardinals will participate in four rounds of voting every day until a candidate achieves a two-thirds majority. The ...