Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals no pope was elected after the first vote, as 133 cardinals begin the most diverse conclave in Catholic Church history to choose Francis’ successor.

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new ...

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Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardi ...

No one knows how long it will take to elect the next Pope, but it's predicted to be at least a two or three-day wait.

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

After Pope Francis’s death, the Catholic Church is in the process of finding a new head. The new Pope will have supreme and ...

Many Marylanders eagerly anticipate the decision on who will become the next pope after the first vote ended without a new pope.

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

The Church's opening to women initiated by Francis will be one of the challenges the next Pope will face. Hours before the cardinals locked themselves in the conclave that will choose the successor of ...