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

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

Cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first papal conclave ballot failed to find a winner.

The crowd outside St. Peter's Basilica erupted as black smoke began to seep from the Sistine Chapel Wednesday night.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is the leader of the 2025 papal conclave, which will elect the next pope after the passing of Pope ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney again, indicating no pope was elected on the second or third ballots of the conclave.

Catholic cardinals return to the Vatican to elect Pope Francis' successor. White and black smoke will signal if a new pope ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Black smoke appears above Sistine Chapel for second time as next Pope remains undecided - It comes after the 133 cardinal ...