The Empire State Building will light up in gold and white colors on Thursday to honor the election of the first American pope ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Here's how the conclave creates black and white smoke and why the Catholic Church began using them to signal whether a new pope has been elected.

During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means.