Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news for the first day of the conclave on Wednesday, May 7. For the latest news and updates from the papal conclave, read USA TODAY's live updates for Thursday ...

Patricia Sota, Maria Lafarga, Martha Torres, and Gladys Heraldez in Lake Como during their May 2025 trip through Italy that ...

When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel last May, NCR's former Vatican correspondent Christopher White was there.

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday evening, indicating that no pope was elected on the conclave’s ...