Bay Area researchers from SETI and UC Davis captured a rare sight: humpback whales blowing bubble rings — like smoke rings — while calmly approaching humans. It’s the first time scientists have ...

When the cardinals vote, they burn their ballots and send up smoke to signal their decision: white smoke to show they have ...

Over the years, the papal conclave smoke signal has evolved from an incidental byproduct of burning ballots into a carefully engineered communication tool. Today, thanks to modern chemistry ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped in a gold embroidered sash. He clasped his hands in prayer and smiled as ...

This holy smoke is a visual and olfactory signal of the congregation’s offerings of supplication and praise rising up to God. Once the conclave begins, the only form of communication between the ...

Catholic cardinals are continuing their secret conclave to elect the next pope, with voting resuming on Thursday morning. Thick black smoke emerged on May 7, 2025, from the chimney of the Sistine ...

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who has just been announced as the new pope, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new pope on May 8, becoming the first American to ever be named pontiff. He will go by the name Pope Leo XIV. The last pope to take the name Leo was Leo ...

(1st UPDATE) This signals that cardinals meeting in a secret conclave did not elect a new pope during their two morning ballots VATICAN CITY – Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the ...

After four rounds of voting, the cardinals summoned for the Conclave reached a consensus to elect the new pope ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a pope.

On Thursday, May 8, white smoke billowed from the Sistine ... AP Photo/Andrew Medichini Conclave to Pick New Pope 'Will Be Short,' Predicts Cardinal: 'I Think There Is a Consensus' Once a new ...