If the current pope were to pass away, another would be elected by the Vatican's cardinals to take his place. And either white or black smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel are used to signify ...

Image White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel after the College of Cardinals elected Francis as pope in 2013.Credit...Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Inside the Vatican, the dean of the college ...

The process involves several key steps before white smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pontiff. When a pope dies, the Vatican enters the interregnum period -- the ...

Some work at the Vatican, but most are spread out worldwide ... along with a chemical that makes the smoke black. If the smoke is white, however, the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics have ...

White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the bells of St ...

It will end once we see white smoke from the chimney (for more on that, check here). Here's a live feed from the Vatican: It was always unlikely that the first round would result in a Pope — the ...

If the current pope were to pass away, another would be elected by the Vatican's cardinals to take his place. And either white or black smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel are used to signify ...