Step inside the awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, where Michelangelo’s legendary ceiling frescoes—including The Creation of Adam—unfold above in breathtaking detail, offering a ...

People watch as white smoke appears from the Sistine Chapel, indicating a new pope has been selected. AP Among the top contenders are Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who was the Vatican’s secretary of ...

Baby seagull lands on Sistine Chapel roof seconds before white smoke announces new pope: ‘Certainly an omen’ By Natalie O'Neill Published May 8, 2025, 4:12 p.m. ET ...

On Wednesday night, the black smoke of the first ballot poured out of the chapel chimney just after 9 p.m., about 4.5 hours after the cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel to take their oaths at ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals opened the secretive, centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of ...

A group of 133 cardinals took only a short time to determine the next pope after voting began on May 7. Here's what to know. What does white smoke coming out of the Sistine Chapel chimney mean?

Just before the white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, a baby seagull landed on the roof. Norah O'Donnell shares the sweet moment and more observations. 26,330 people played the daily ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic ...

In its second round of voting, black smoke rose out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling a failure to elect a new pope. The College of Cardinals − bishops and Vatican officials selected ...

Faithful hold a banner reading "Up with the pope", after white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

On Wednesday night, the black smoke of the first ballot poured out of the chapel chimney just after 9 p.m., about 4.5 hours after the cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel to take their oaths at ...