Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke again pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope elected after second or third ballots.

The conclave officially commences Wednesday, May 7 at 4 a.m. ET (10 a.m. in Rome) with a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica. The ...

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 ...

Cupich later served as bishop of Spokane, Washington, until 2014, when Pope Francis appointed him archbishop of Chicago. He was made a cardinal in 2016, and in 2019, he was one of four members of a ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

An estimated 45,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square on Wednesday to await the results of the first papal conclave vote in Vatican City.

Black smoke -- fumata nera in Italian -- indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke -- fumata bianca -- will signify that a new pope has been elected. Along with the white smoke, the bells of ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...