Michelangelo’s famous frescoes at the Sistine Chapel were originally met with scorn, concern, and controversy.

The Arkansas AD posted an altered video of red smoke coming from Razorback Stadium. No doubt a reference to white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel which indicates that a new pope has been ...

When Pope Francis died in April on Easter Monday, the news triggered not only an outpouring of mourners but also a centuries-old tradition shrouded in secrecy: the papal conclave. Two weeks later 133 ...

When Pope Francis died in April on Easter Monday, the news triggered not only an outpouring of mourners but also a centuries-old tradition shrouded in secrecy: the papal conclave. Two weeks later 133 ...

Black smoke billows from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel where 115 cardinals gathered to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Monday, April 18, 2005. The black smoke ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — As white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:08 p.m. May 8 in Vatican City, ...

A recently installed chimney on the roof of St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul billowed white smoke into a clear, blue sky May 8, mirroring the smoke that emitted from the Sistine Chapel's ...

When the white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican last week signaling a new pope was elected, Peters Township quarterback Nolan DiLucia got a couple texts from the coaches at ...

We are going to do another story on the new pope, and this one will be a little bit different. Here's the backstory. Once the College of Cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel, my job was to wait and ...

Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church hosted a “papal party” that included a fireworks display Thursday after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected as pope. On Thursday afternoon, ...

Old Mission Santa Barbara hung yellow and white flags and rang its bells Thursday to mark the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, as the new pontiff, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Credit: ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history while ...