The pope has been informed of the "many initiatives to pray for him," and he remains in good spirits, the statement said. However, it has sparked the question of how will the next ...

America also reported that a Vatican source said Pope Francis is stable, but the prognosis is guarded, which means he's not ...

The color of the smoke that emits from the chimney will announce whether they elected a new pope or not: Black smoke for no, white smoke for yes. When they do elect a new pope, a College of ...

On Monday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure due to accumulated mucus in his lungs. The Holy See has confirmed that the Pope's clinical ...

Once a decision is reached, the ballots are set alight once more, this time with a substance that produces white smoke, indicating to the world that a new Pope has been elected. Prior to the ...

If so, the ballots are burned with chemicals to create white smoke, which is sent billowing from the chimney to signal the impending formal announcement of a new pope. White smoke billows from the ...

The new rules also allow for a pope to be buried in a church other than ... along with an additive that produces a color, and the smoke is released through a chimney that can be seen from St ...

Over a billion Catholics worldwide and a million in the Archdiocese of Atlanta ushered in the start of Lent while Pope Francis remained hospitalized in a precarious condition.

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Cardinals today still have the chance to lobby behind closed doors for their favored candidate during a conclave. The divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit – or these men’s consciences – will ...

a different chemical is mixed with the burnt ballots to create white smoke. Since the 1800s, it has taken an average of 22 days from the resignation or death of the previous pope to name a new ...