Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Johnson also noted, "A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative) — lies behind the use of the two contrasting smoke colours." Over the years ...

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

Whether it is black — meaning the majority has not been reached — or white — meaning the new pope has been elected — is a matter of extreme importance to the billions of Catholics living ...

In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked. By Elisabetta ...

The animated map below shows how Israel’s military has expanded its forced displacement orders since breaking the ceasefire on March 18. On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Gaza ...

South Korea’s Ganghwa County, whose closest point is just 1.8km (1.1 mile) from North Korea, is creating a noise map to help residents cope with blaring loudspeaker broadcasts from the North.

They burn their ballot papers and mix them with chemicals to show how proceedings are going - black signalling no pope chosen yet, and white announcing a new pontiff. The cardinals held an initial ...

VATICAN CITY: Black smoke billowed from the chimney of ... When a pope is chosen, white smoke will emerge, but this had not been expected on Wednesday - a pontiff has not been picked on the ...

Bear bile farms exist in several different countries in Asia. The practice has been criticised for its impact on wild animal populations and the health and welfare of captive animals. Image taken on a ...