A bell is also rung, part of the ritual introduced when Pope Benedict XVI was elected, which confirms the smoke is white and ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

In the coming days plumes of black or white smoke will rise from a chimney above the Sistine Chapel, signaling the voting at the conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals to find Pope Francis' successor. A ...

By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis' wooden coffin was carried into St ...

When he shook my hand a second time, I was left shaking (Picture: George White) As Pope Francis shook ... I saw a video of a friend of mine, a gay Anglican priest who tolled the bell in ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

And once the election process for a new pope begins, gatherers will turn upward each day, waiting for black or white smoke to fill the sky. Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21. He was 88 years ...

Final chance to see our 'glittering science history blockbuster' (The Guardian)—must close 21 April! Visitors will be transported to the world of the French royal court to discover spectacular objects ...

US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" rhetoric is not the leadership we need, says Bishop Justin Duckworth. I don’t know whether it’s Donald Trump’s trade wars, Wellington’s mayoral ...

Now is the perfect time to uncancel the minutemen, the Revolutionary War marksmen who were ready to defend their towns at a moment’s notice. This week marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles ...

The Anglican Communion’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mr Jack Palmer-White, is to step down from his role. Chair of the Anglican Communion UN Reference Group, Archbishop Maimbo, has ...

The story of Parihaka is spiritually linked with the Easter narrative for Christians: Jesus Christ’s ultimate sacrifice on the cross and the hope brought by His resurrection. Te Whiti’s ...