Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

The reason why white smoke is used to announce a new Pope - Using smoke signals is a tradition that dates back centuries ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

By evening, the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang and cheers erupted from the crowd below as the white smoke rose ...