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.

Black smoke means the election of a new pope was inconclusive. White smoke means a new pope has been selected.

Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

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Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The ...

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Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

Pope Francis reshaped the modern papacy by rejecting its pomp and privilege, but his push to make the Catholic Church more ...