As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, and it remains unclear whether the new pope will align with Francis’s more ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun. More than 130 Catholic cardinals on ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

Black smoke appeared from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Thursday, signaling that cardinals meeting in a ...

Black smoke has again risen from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning cardinals have been unable to elect a new pope in the latest round of voting.

Black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Wednesday after the first round of voting by the College of Cardinals, indicating no consensus on a new pope. The 133 voting cardinals have ...

After history's most geographically diverse conclave took one round of voting on Wednesday, no winner emerged. The 133 cardinals will retire for the night and return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday ...

after 4 p.m. Thick plumes of black smoke appeared from a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 a.m. to indicate no winners emerged during the morning session. A quick burst of applause broke ...

St. Peter’s Square is filled with anticipation as more than 45,000 faithful watch the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, awaiting the signal of whether habemus papam will ...

On Wednesday, May 7, the conclave began in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. 133 cardinals from 71 countries gathered to elect a new Pope, but no decision was ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church.