The first vote of the conclave ended with black smoke, indicating no decision has been made. Voting sessions are scheduled to ...

Thick black smoke emerged Wednesday (May 7) from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in a sign that cardinals had failed to ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for a conclave to elect a ...

A dramatic sight in Vatican City Wednesday – black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney. That means no pope has been elected yet. The doors are shut, the ballots have been burned, and the ...

The first conclave in more than a decade comes during an uncertain time for the church, which is facing difficult decisions ...

SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- At Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pa., all eyes are on the Vatican. Gianna ...

Conclave began after a solemn procession into the Sistine Chapel where Cardinals swore oaths and famous words spoken.

The highly secretive process of picking a new pope began on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in ...

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

Cardinals have begun the secretive conclave to elect the next pope, a process steeped in tradition and ritual, as Catholics ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 21:00 on Wednesday evening, signalling that a first ballot ...

The chances the cardinals would agree on a new leader in their first vote were vanishingly remote, so today’s result reveals ...